Antoine Furetière

Japanese: フュルティエール（英語表記）Antoine Furetière

1619‐88
A French man of letters. Born into an old townsfolk family in Paris, he studied law and became a lawyer, but later joined a religious order. He became known as a man of letters from around 1645, and was a good student of the satirical poet Boileau, who excelled in satirical literature. He also had friends with such great writers as La Fontaine, Molière, and Racine, and was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1662. In 1666, he published a satirical novel, "Les d'un villeins", which realistically depicted the customs of Parisian townsfolk, and this became his masterpiece.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1619‐88
フランスの文学者。パリの古い町民の家に生まれ，法律を学んで弁護士になったが，のち宗門に入った。1645年ころから文人としても知られ，風刺文学を得意として，風刺詩人ボアローのよき先輩であった。またラ･フォンテーヌ，モリエール，ラシーヌらの大作家をも友とし，1662年にはアカデミー･フランセーズの会員に選ばれた。66年にパリの町人の風俗を写実的に描いた風刺小説《町人物語》を世に問い，これは彼の代表作となった。

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