Rodo

Japanese: ロド
Rodo
Uruguayan writer and thinker. Born in the capital, Montevideo. In 1895, he participated in the editing of the National Journal of Literature and Social Sciences. The editorial board was a central figure in Latin American cultural activities, and Rodo himself wrote many articles for the journal. He also served as a professor of literature at the University of Montevideo, but left the faculty in 1901. He was elected to the National Congress in 1902 and 1908, and also served as director of the National Library. He was one of the founders of modernism in Latin America. His major work, Ariel (1900), can be considered a book of warning to young intellectuals in Latin America, and in opposition to the materialistic and utilitarian America, he defends Latin culture rooted in Mediterranean civilization and calls for the spiritual unity of Latin America. His other works include Motives of Proteo (1908) and Watchtower of Prosperity (1914). During World War I he went to Italy as a correspondent for an Argentine newspaper and died in Palermo.

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Japanese:
ウルグアイの作家,思想家。首都モンテビデオに生まれる。1895年《文学および社会科学国民誌》の編集に携わった。編集局はラテン・アメリカの文化活動の中心的存在であり,ロド自身同誌に多くの論文を書いている。モンテビデオの大学の文学部教授も務めたが,1901年教壇を去った。1902年と1908年国会議員に選出されたほか,国立図書館長も務めている。ラテン・アメリカにおける近代主義の創始者の一人であった。主著《アリエル》(1900年)はラテン・アメリカの若い知識人への警世の書ともいうべきもので,物質文明と功利主義の国アメリカに反発し,地中海文明にルーツをもつラテン文化の擁護と,ラテン・アメリカの精神的統一を訴えている。そのほか《プロテオの動機》(1908年),《繁栄の望楼》(1914年)などの著作がある。第1次大戦でアルゼンチンの新聞特派員としてイタリアに行き,パレルモで客死した。

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