Nathan, Robert (Gruntal)

Japanese: ネーサン(英語表記)Nathan, Robert (Gruntal)
Nathan, Robert (Gruntal)
Born: January 2, 1894, New York
[Died] May 25, 1985, Los Angeles American novelist and poet. He is known for his humorous and witty fantasy novels, including the autobiographical novel Peter Kindred (1919), The Bishop's Wife (28), Portrait of Jennie (40), Mr. Whittle and the Morning Star (47), and Sir Henry (55). He also wrote a collection of poems including Youth Grows Old (22), and plays such as Music at Evening (35).

Nathan
Nathan, George Jean

Born February 14, 1882 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
[Died] August 8, 1958, New York American literary critic and theater critic. After graduating from Cornell University, he studied at the University of Bologna in Italy, and began his theater career around 1905. He also edited the literary magazine Smart Set with H. Mencken (1914-23), which published works by E. O'Neill and introduced new plays from overseas, including those by Pirandello, and had a major impact on the development of American theater. His books include The Critic and the Drama (22), Art of the Night (28), Encyclopaedia of the Theatre (40), and many others.

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Japanese:
[生]1894.1.2. ニューヨーク
[没]1985.5.25. ロサンゼルス
アメリカの小説家,詩人。自伝的小説『ピーター・キンドレッド』 Peter Kindred (1919) 以下,『司教の妻』 The Bishop's Wife (28) ,『ジェニーの肖像』 Portrait of Jennie (40) ,『ウィットル氏と朝の星』 Mr. Whittle and the Morning Star (47) ,『サー・ヘンリー』 Sir Henry (55) など多くの小説があり,ユーモアとウイットに富んだファンタジーで人気がある。ほかに『若者も年をとる』 Youth Grows Old (22) 以下の詩集,『夕べの音楽』 Music at Evening (35) などの戯曲がある。

ネーサン
Nathan, George Jean

[生]1882.2.14. インディアナ,フォートウェーン
[没]1958.8.8. ニューヨーク
アメリカの文芸批評家,劇評家。コーネル大学を卒業後,イタリアのボローニャ大学で学び,1905年頃から劇評活動に入る。一方,H.メンケンとともに文芸雑誌『スマート・セット』の編集を担当 (1914~23) ,E.オニールの諸作を掲載すると同時に,ピランデッロをはじめとする海外の新しい戯曲を紹介し,アメリカ演劇の発展に大きな影響を与えた。著書『批評家と演劇』 The Critic and the Drama (22) ,『夜の芸術』 Art of the Night (28) ,『演劇百科』 Encyclopaedia of the Theatre (40) その他多数。

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