Massinger, Philip

Japanese: マッシンジャー（英語表記）Massinger， Philip

Born: November 24, 1583. Baptized: Salisbury
[Died] March 18, 1640. Burial: London. English playwright. Studied at Oxford University. At first he collaborated with J. Fletcher and others, and after Fletcher's death he was active as a central playwright for the King's Men until his death. His plays suited the tastes of the younger generation, who wanted sexual and violent excitement, and his clever plots and stagecraft made him a popular playwright for a time. He was a prolific writer, writing about 60 plays, both in collaboration and on his own, and his greatest success was the satirical comedy A New Way to Pay Old Debts (1622), which features a loan shark overreach. Other works he wrote include the tragedy The Duke of Milan (21-22), The Roman Actor (26), and the realistic comedy The City Madam (32).

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Japanese:

[生]1583.11.24. 〈洗礼〉ソールズベリー
[没]1640.3.18. 〈埋葬〉ロンドン
イギリスの劇作家。オックスフォード大学に学んだ。初め J.フレッチャーなどと盛んに合作を行い，彼の死後は国王一座付きの中心作家として死ぬまで活躍。性と暴力の刺激を求める若い世代の嗜好に合い，巧みな筋立てと舞台技巧のゆえに一時は劇壇の人気を独占した。合作，単独作合せて約 60編に上る多作家で，最高の成功作は高利貸オーバーリーチの登場する風刺喜劇『新借金返済法』A New Way to Pay Old Debts (1622) 。その他，悲劇『ミラノの公爵』 The Duke of Milan (21～22) ，『ローマの俳優』 The Roman Actor (26) ，写実喜劇『町女房』 The City Madam (32) などがある。

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