Lillo - George Lillo

Japanese: リロ - りろ（英語表記）George Lillo

1693‐1739
English playwright. Known for his family tragedies such as The London Merchant (1731) and A Fatal Curiosity (1736). The former in particular is considered the first bourgeois tragedy in England, as it features bourgeois characters rather than aristocrats, and the majority of the dialogue is written in prose rather than verse. Although it is poorly regarded today, it was a groundbreaking work in the history of theatre. It also had a major influence on continental European writers such as Diderot and Lessing. [Kishi Tetsuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1693‐1739
イギリスの劇作家。《ロンドンの商人》(1731)，《命取りの好奇心》(1736)などの家庭悲劇の作者として知られる。ことに前者は，貴族ではなくブルジョアを登場人物とし，大部分のせりふが韻文ではなく散文で書かれている点で，イギリス最初の市民悲劇とされ，現代の評価は低いが演劇史的には画期的な作品であった。ディドロ，レッシングなど，ヨーロッパ大陸の作家にも大きな影響を与えた。【喜志哲雄】

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