…In 1608, he traveled to Mexico with his mistress, where he died. His masterpiece is the two-part work Guzmán de Alfarache (1599, 1602), the most widely read in 17th-century Spain. It is considered a typical example of the so-called “picaresque” novel, and is an autobiographical tale of the picaro (villain) Guzmán’s adventures in Spain and Italy, in which he uses all his cunning and vice. The work’s underlying theme of original sin, and the fact that the protagonist repents of his past sins and becomes a true Christian at the end, make it the most popular interpretation today to see it as a literary expression of the Counter-Reformation ideals of the time. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Guzmán de Alfarache" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1608年愛人と共にメキシコに渡り,そこで客死した。代表作は,17世紀のスペインで最もよく読まれた二部作《グスマン・デ・アルファラーチェGuzmán de Alfarache》(1599,1602)であるが,これはいわゆる〈悪者小説(ピカレスク)〉の典型と目されるもので,ピカロ(悪者)たるグスマンがスペインとイタリアを舞台に,狡知と悪徳の限りをつくして繰りひろげる冒険を自伝風に連ねたものである。作品の根底にある原罪意識と,主人公が最後に前非を悔いて真のキリスト教徒になるところから,これを当時の反宗教改革の理念の文学的表現とする解釈が,現在では最も有力である。… ※「《Guzmán de Alfarache》」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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