Masefield, John

Japanese: メースフィールド（英語表記）Masefield, John

Born: June 1, 1878, Ledbury
[Died] May 12, 1967. A British poet born near Abingdon. He was fascinated by the sea from an early age and became a sailor. He traveled to the United States and wandered around. After returning to Japan, he became a magazine journalist and began writing poetry. He was recognized for his collection of poems, Salt-Water Ballads (1902), and his narrative poem, Dauber (1913), and was active in many fields, including playwriting, novels, and criticism. His play, The Faithful (1915), was based on the story of Chushingura (the Ako incident). His Shakespeare (1911) was one of the Home University series. In 1930, he was appointed Poet Laureate, succeeding Robert Bridges. In 1935, he was awarded the Order of Merit.

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Japanese:

[生]1878.6.1. レッドベリー
[没]1967.5.12. アビンドン近郊
イギリスの詩人。早くから海洋に憧れて船員となり，アメリカ合衆国に渡って放浪，帰国して雑誌記者となり，詩作を始めた。詩集『海の歌曲』Salt-Water Ballads（1902）や物語詩『へぼ絵かき』Dauber（1913）などで認められ，以後，劇作，小説，評論など多方面で活躍。戯曲『忠義』The Faithful（1915）は「忠臣蔵」を題材にしたもの（→赤穂事件）。『シェークスピア論』Shakespeare（1911）はホーム・ユニバーシティ双書の一冊。1930年にはロバート・ブリッジズのあとを受けて桂冠詩人に任じられた。1935年メリット勲章を受章した。

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