Philip Morin Freneau

Japanese: フレノ（英語表記）Philip Morin Freneau

1752‐1832
American poet. Born in New York, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). He was captured by the British during the War of Independence, and is known as the "poet of the War of Independence" for the poem "A British Prison Ship" (1781), which was based on his experiences. After the war, he continued to write prolifically for the pro-Jefferson magazine, the National Gazette, but he is also highly regarded for his poetic talent, as shown in his romantic nature poems "An Indian Burial Ground" and "Wild Honeysuckle." [Goto Shoji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1752‐1832
アメリカの詩人。ニューヨークに生まれ，ニュージャージー大学(現，プリンストン大学)を卒業。独立戦争のときにイギリス軍に捕らえられ，その経験をもとに書いた詩〈イギリスの捕虜収容船〉(1781)によって〈独立戦争の詩人〉と呼ばれる。戦後もジェファソン支持の雑誌《ナショナル･ガゼット》で健筆をふるったが，ロマン主義的な自然詩〈インディアン埋葬地〉や〈野生のスイカズラ〉などに示される詩才も評価される。【後藤昭次】

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