Born: August 3, 1871, Aurora, Illinois [Died] June 16, 1929. Winchcombe, England. American critic and literary historian. After graduating from Harvard University, he worked at the University of Oklahoma and other institutions, and was a professor at Washington University from 1908 to 1929. His major work, Main Currents in American Thought (3 volumes, 1927-30), had an enormous influence in the 1930s. Based on Taine's theory, he positioned literary history within the history of thought, and opposed aestheticism, emphasizing social and economic influences. His other works include Sinclair Lewis, Our Own Diogenes (27). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
[生]1871.8.3. イリノイ,オーロラ [没]1929.6.16. イギリス,ウィンチコーム アメリカの批評家,文学史家。ハーバード大学卒業後,オクラホマ大学などを経て 1908~29年ワシントン大学教授。主著『アメリカ思想主潮史』 Main Currents in American Thought (3巻,1927~30) は 30年代に絶大な影響力をもっていた。テーヌの理論に拠り,思想史のなかに文学史を位置づけ,唯美主義に反対して社会的経済的影響を重視した。ほかに『シンクレア・ルイス-われらがディオゲネス』 Sinclair Lewis,Our Own Diogenes (27) がある。 出典 ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典について 情報 |
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