Rip Van Winkle

Japanese: リップ･バン･ウィンクル（英語表記）Rip Van Winkle

Rip is the protagonist of a short story of the same name included in The Sketch-Book (1819-20) by American author W. Irving. While out hunting, Rip encounters some mysterious men (who we later learn are the ghosts of the British explorer H. Hudson and his companions) in the Catskill Mountains, drinks their alcohol, and falls asleep. When he wakes up and returns home, he finds that 20 years have passed and America has become independent, making him a sort of Urashima Taro character. He became a mythical and legendary figure in America, and was later sung about in poems by Melville, Hart Crane, and others, but also became a common noun referring to a person who is out of date.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカの作家W.アービングの《スケッチ･ブック》(1819‐20)に収められた同名の短編の主人公。狩りに出かけたリップはキャッツキル山中で不思議な男たち(イギリス人探検家H.ハドソンとその仲間の幽霊であることがのちにわかる)に出会い，彼らの酒を飲み眠りこむ。目覚めて家に帰ってみれば20年がたっており，アメリカは独立していたという浦島太郎風の人物。アメリカにおいて神話･伝説的人物となり，のちにメルビル，ハート･クレーンなどの詩に歌われ，一方では〈時代遅れの人間〉を指す普通名詞ともなった。

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