Waley - Arthur David Waley

Japanese: ウェーリー - うぇーりー(英語表記)Arthur David Waley
Waley - Arthur David Waley

A British orientalist. Born in London. Graduated from Cambridge University. Worked at the British Museum from 1912 to 1930, after which he left his job to pursue an academic career, but had little contact with the outside world, except for a few friends. He translated many Japanese and Chinese classics and wrote many treatises on them. His translations, in particular, made a deep impression on readers, making full use of his rich appreciation and excellent style. It is well known that his translations of Chinese poetry influenced contemporary poets Yeats and Ezra Pound. His major translations include "One Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems" (1919), "The Tale of Genji" (1925-32), "The Analects" (1938), "The Book of Songs" (1937), and "Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China" (1939).

[Yoshihiro Murayama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イギリスの東洋学者。ロンドンに生まれる。ケンブリッジ大学卒業。1912年から30年まで大英博物館勤務、以後、職を去って学究生活に入るが、若干の友人との交際を除いてほとんど世間と没交渉であった。日本および中国の古典の翻訳やそれらについての論著多数がある。ことにその翻訳は豊かな鑑賞力と優れた文体とを駆使して読者に強い感銘を与えた。中国詩歌の翻訳が同時代の詩人イェーツやエズラ・パウンドに影響を及ぼしていることはよく知られている。おもな訳著に『中国詩百七十首』(1919)、『源氏物語』(1925~32)、『論語』(1938)、『詩経』(1937)、『Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China』(1939)などがある。

[村山吉廣]

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