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John Oxenford (12 August 1812 – 21 February 1877), English dramatist and translator, was born in Camberwell, London. ==Life== He began his literary career by writing on finance. He was an excellent linguist, and the author of many translations from German, notably of Goethe's ''Dichtung und Wahrheit'' (1846) and Eckermann's ''Conversations with Goethe'' (1850). His first play was ''My Fellow Clerk'', produced at the Lyceum Theatre in 1835. This was followed by a long series of pieces, the most famous of which was perhaps the ''Porter's Knot'' (1858) and ''Twice Killed'' (1835). About 1850, he became dramatic critic of ''The Times''. He wrote a version of ''Last Days of Pompeii'' in 1872. He also wrote many operatic libretti, including eight for George Alexander Macfarren, including ''Robin Hood'' (1860).〔 Bryan Magee, in his ''The Philosophy of Schopenhauer'', described how Oxenford contributed to the promulgation of Schopenhauer's work. Oxenford's anonymous ''Westminster Review'' 1853 article, "Iconoclasm in German Philosophy," was written in order to present Schopenhauer as a critic of Hegel. It was translated and published in the ''Vossische Zeitung'', which resulted in German readers showing enthusiastic and enduring interest in Schopenhauer's writings. It also advanced the cause of Richard Wagner in Britain. He died in Southwark on 21 February 1877. 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「John Oxenford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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