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Janet Loxley Lewis (August 17, 1899 – November 30 or December 1, 1998) was an American novelist and poet. ==Biography== Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a graduate of the University of Chicago, where she was a member of a literary circle that included Glenway Wescott, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, and her future husband Yvor Winters. She was an active member of the University of Chicago Poetry Club. She taught at both Stanford University in California, and the University of California at Berkeley.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Janet Loxley Lewis )〕 She wrote ''The Wife of Martin Guerre'' (1941) which is the tale of one man's deception and another’s cowardice. Her first novel was ''The Invasion: A Narrative of Events Concerning the Johnson Family of St. Mary's'' (1932). Other prose works include ''The Trial of Soren Qvist'' (1947), ''The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron'' (1959), and the volume of short fiction, ''Good-bye, Son, and Other Stories'' (1946).〔Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources—American Literary Studies: Janet Lewis Papers ()〕 Lewis was also a poet, and concentrated on imagery, rhythms, and lyricism to achieve her goal.〔 Among her works are ''The Indians in the Woods'' (1922), and the later collections ''Poems, 1924–1944'' (1950), and ''Poems Old and New, 1918–1978'' (1981).〔 She also collaborated with Alva Henderson, a composer for whom she wrote three libretti and several song texts.〔Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library—Kathleen Foster Campbell Papers ()〕 She married the American poet and critic Yvor Winters in 1926. Together they founded ''Gyroscope'', a literary magazine that lasted from 1929 until 1931.〔 Lewis was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterW.pdf )〕 She died at her home in Los Altos, California, in 1998, at the age of 99.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janet Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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