…This is a confession written in the form of a letter to Alfred Douglas from prison when the British author O. Wilde was imprisoned from 1895 to 1897 for homosexual relations with Douglas. The excerpted version was published in 1905, and the complete version in 1949. It is an important document that explains his own actions, as well as his experiences and feelings while in prison, his views on life, art, and religion. The title is in Latin and is a passage from a prayer taken from the Psalms of the Old Testament. There is also a Japanese translation titled “Prison Diary.” [Shigeru Koike]… *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "De profundis" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イギリスの作家O.ワイルドがアルフレッド・ダグラスとの同性愛の罪で1895‐97年に投獄されたおりに,獄中からダグラスにあてた手紙の形式をとって書いた告白録。削除版は1905年,完本は49年に出版。自身の行動を説明すると同時に,獄中の体験や感慨,人生観,芸術観,宗教観なども述べた重要な文献。表題はラテン語で,旧約聖書の《詩篇》からとった祈禱文の一節。《獄中記》と題する邦訳もある。【小池 滋】… ※「《De profundis》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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