Sitwell, S.

Japanese: Sitwell,S.(英語表記)SitwellS
Sitwell, S.

…As a prominent figure in British literary and social circles after the First World War, he defended intellectual freedom, criticized conventional delusion, and satirized snobbism. Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), the eldest daughter, did not receive a formal education, but first compiled the annual collection of modern poems, The Wheel (1916-21), which introduced young poets and brought fresh air to the poetry world. As for her own collection of poems, she published her first work, Mother and Other Poems (1915), followed by Façade (1922), which incorporated jazz rhythms. …

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…第1次大戦後のイギリス文壇・社交界の名物的存在として,知的自由を弁護し,因習的迷妄を批判,俗物性を風刺した。長女イーディス・シットウェルEdith Sitwell(1887‐1964)は学校教育を受けず,まず年刊の現代詩集《車輪》(1916‐21)を編纂して,若い詩人たちを紹介し詩壇に新風を送った。自分の詩集としては,処女作《母その他の詩》(1915)ののち,ジャズのリズムを取り入れた《ファサード》(1922)を発表。…

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