Daniel Casper von Lohenstein

Japanese: ローエンシュタイン - ろーえんしゅたいん（英語表記）Daniel Casper von Lohenstein

1635‐83
A writer of the German Baroque period. He wrote a series of tragedies, including Cleopatra (1661) and Sophonisbe (1680), modelled on Seneca and French classical drama, but because his style was full of excessive ornamentation, exaggeration, rhetorical techniques and garish realism, he was forgotten in literary history for the next two centuries. However, in recent years, interest has been focused on his interpretation of the complex psychology of women and his understanding of history. [Shimada Masaru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1635‐83
ドイツ･バロック時代の作家。とくにセネカとフランス古典主義演劇を範とした一連の悲劇《クレオパトラ》(1661)，《ゾフォニスベ》(1680)等を著すが，いずれも過度の虚飾，誇張，修辞的技巧，どぎつい写実性に満ちた作風のゆえに，その後2世紀にわたり，文学史上忘れられた存在となる。しかし近年，彼の錯綜した女性心理，歴史のとらえ方に関心が寄せられている。【島田勝】

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