The Vicar of Wakefield

Japanese: ウェークフィールドの牧師 - うぇーくふぃーるどのぼくし(英語表記)The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield

A novella by British author O. Goldsmith. Published in 1766. It centers on the family of Primrose, a country clergyman, and depicts events that occur in an idyllic atmosphere with a touch of irony. The story is about a good-natured, gullible family who are hit one after another by misfortune, but are eventually able to recover and return to a peaceful life. Goethe particularly liked the joyful, idyllic atmosphere, and was strongly influenced by this work when he was young.

[Futoshi Enomoto]

"The Vicar of Wakefield" translated by Saburo Kanki (Iwanami Bunko)

[References] | Goldsmith

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イギリスの作家、O・ゴールドスミスの中編小説。1766年刊。田舎(いなか)牧師プリムローズの家族を中心に、生起するできごとを多少のアイロニーを含めて牧歌的な雰囲気のなかで描いている。人のよい、だまされやすい一家に災いが次々と降りかかり、最後には一時に不幸がどっと押し寄せるが、無事収まって平和な暮らしに復するという物語。その楽しい牧歌的な雰囲気は、とくにゲーテの好んだところで、彼は若いときにこの作品から強い影響を受けた。

[榎本 太]

『神吉三郎訳『ウェークフィールドの牧師』(岩波文庫)』

[参照項目] | ゴールドスミス

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