Montalvo, Juan

Japanese: モンタルボ（英語表記）Montalvo， Juan

Born: April 13, 1832 in Ambato
Died January 17, 1889, Paris. Ecuadorian writer. Known as a brilliant debater since his twenties, he went to Paris as a diplomat but returned to the United States in 1860. He was a scathing critic of the dictatorship of Garcia Moreno at the time, and even after the dictator's death in 1875, he continued to call for the reform of domestic politics, which resulted in his almost permanent exile and he spent the last years of his life in Paris. Although he was a romantic individualist with a strong personality, his writing maintains a classical elegance and restraint. His essays include "Seven Essays" (1882) and "Chapters Forgotten by Cervantes" (95).

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Japanese:

[生]1832.4.13. アンバト
[没]1889.1.17. パリ
エクアドルの作家。 20代から卓越した論客として知られ，いったん外交官としてパリに渡ったが 1860年に帰国。当時のガルシア・モレノによる独裁政治に痛烈な批判のほこ先を向け，75年に独裁者が死んだのちも執拗に国内政治の刷新を叫び続けたため，ほとんど永久追放の形で亡命，晩年をパリでおくった。強烈な個性を秘めたロマンチックな個人主義者であるが，その文章は古典的ともいえる端正さと節度を保っている。エッセー『7つの論文』 Siete tratados (1882) ，『セルバンテスの書き忘れた章』 Capítulos que se le olvidaron a Cervantes (95) など。

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