Bridges, Robert (Seymour)

Japanese: ブリッジズ（英語表記）Bridges， Robert (Seymour)

Born October 23, 1844. Walmer, Kent
[Died] 21 April 1930, Boar's Hill, Oxfordshire. British poet and critic. He excelled in the art of meter and paid close attention to the musical beauty of words. His representative works include Shorter Poems (5 volumes, 1890-94), New Poems (1929), and the long poem The Testament of Beauty (29). He also wrote many excellent critiques, including Milton's Prosody (1893) and John Keats (95). He was a friend of GM Hopkins, and the collection of their letters is also important. He also founded the Pure English Society, which aimed to improve the English language. He was Poet Laureate in 1913.

Bridges
Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton

Born: 30 November 1762, Wootton House, Kent
Died September 8, 1837. A British bibliographer and genealogist from near Geneva. He first became a barrister, then abandoned his profession to lead a quiet rural life. He also wrote poetry and novels, but he made a major contribution to bibliography through his research, study, and restoration of old English books ("Censura Literaria," 10 volumes, 1805-09).

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[生]1844.10.23. ケント，ウォールマー
[没]1930.4.21. オックスフォードシャー，ボアズヒル
イギリスの詩人，批評家。韻律の技巧にすぐれ，言葉の音楽美に細心の注意を払った。『短詩集』 Shorter Poems (5巻，1890～94) ，『新詩集』 New Poems (1929) ，長詩『美の遺言』 The Testament of Beauty (29) などが代表作。また『ミルトンの詩法』 Milton's Prosody (1893) ，『ジョン・キーツ』 John Keats (95) など多くのすぐれた評論を書いた。 G.M.ホプキンズの友人で，彼との往復書簡集も重要。また英語の改良を目指した「純粋英語協会」を創設した。 1913年桂冠詩人。

ブリッジズ
Brydges， Sir Samuel Egerton

[生]1762.11.30. ケント，ウットンハウス
[没]1837.9.8. ジュネーブ近郊
イギリスの書誌学者，系譜学者。初め法廷弁護士になり，のち職を捨てて静かな田園生活に入り，詩や小説も書いたが，特にイギリスの古書の調査，研究，復元の仕事 ("Censura Literaria"10巻，1805～09) によって書誌学に貢献した。

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