René Etiemble

Japanese: エティヤンブル（英語表記）René Etiemble

1909‐2002
A French scholar of comparative literature. After publishing The Myth of Rimbaud (1952-54), he became a professor at the Sorbonne Institute of Comparative Literature (1956-78). His critical works include Comparison is Unreasonable (1963), which inherited Goethe's idea of world literature, and An Essay on (Truly) Universal Literature (1974). He also worked to introduce the thought and literature of Asian and African countries through his critical biography of Confucius (1956), supervising the Oriental Perception Series, and translating the works of Lawrence of Arabia. His other works include the novel The Boy Who Answered Mass (1937).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1909‐2002
フランスの比較文学者。《ランボーの神話》(1952‐54)刊行後，ソルボンヌ比較文学研究所教授(1956‐78)。評論にゲーテの世界文学の理念を受けつぐ《比較は理ならず》(1963)，《(真に)普遍的な文学試論》(1974)など。また評伝《孔子》(1956)，《東洋の認識叢書》の監修，アラビアのロレンスの著作の翻訳などにより，アジア･アフリカ諸国の思想･文学の紹介に努めている。ほかに小説《ミサ答えの少年》(1937)がある。

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