Gentleman's Magazine

Japanese: 《Gentleman's Magazine》(英語表記)GentlemansMagazine
Gentleman's Magazine

…This magazine, edited by the writer Jean Donneau de Visé and containing court news, anecdotes, and short poems, was followed within a few years by similar magazines in Germany, England, and other countries. After the English printer Edward Cave launched the Gentleman's Magazine in 1731 and achieved success, many magazines were born with the word "magazine" in their name. The word originally meant a warehouse or storehouse, but by the mid-18th century it had become established as a word for magazines, and when the first two American magazines were launched in Philadelphia in 1741, they were called the American Magazine (founded by Andrew Bedford) and the General Magazine (founded by B. Franklin). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Gentleman's Magazine" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…作家ジャン・ドノー・ド・ビセJean Donneau de Viséが法廷ニュースや小話や小詩片を編集したこの雑誌のあとを追って,数年のうちにドイツ,イギリスなどに同種の雑誌が続いた。 イギリスの印刷業者エドワード・ケーブEdward Caveが《ジェントルマンズ・マガジンGentleman’s Magazine》を1731年に創刊して成功してのち〈マガジンmagazine〉の語をつけた雑誌が次々に生まれた。もとは倉庫や貯蔵庫を意味したこの語が18世紀なかばには雑誌をさすことばとして定着して,アメリカ最初の雑誌が41年にフィラデルフィアで2誌生まれたときにも,その名は《アメリカン・マガジンAmerican Magazine》(創業者ベドフォードAndrew Bedford),《ゼネラル・マガジンGeneral Magazine》(同B.フランクリン)であった。…

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