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Joseph Wood Krutch (pronounced ''krootch'') (November 25, 1893 – May 22, 1970) was an American writer, critic, and naturalist. ==Biography== Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he initially studied at the University of Tennessee and received a masters degree and PhD from Columbia University. After serving in the army in 1918, he traveled in Europe for a year with friend Mark Van Doren. Afterwards, he worked as teacher at Brooklyn Polytechnic. He became a theater critic for ''The Nation'' and wrote several books, gaining acclaim through a work critical of the impact of science and technology, ''The Modern Temper'' (1929). He wrote biographies of Samuel Johnson and Henry David Thoreau in the 1940s, altogether completing a dozen volumes of literary biography and theatrical history. Throughout his life he wrote 35 books altogether. ''The Modern Temper'' was satirized by Bertrand Russell in his book ''The Conquest of Happiness''. He worked as a professor at Columbia University from 1937–53. ''The Measure of Man'' was published in 1954 and won the National Book Award for Nonfiction next year.〔 ("National Book Awards – 1955" ). National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-19.〕 After moving to Arizona in 1952, Krutch wrote books about natural issues of ecology, the southwestern desert environment, and the natural history of the Grand Canyon, winning renown as a naturalist and conservationist. These writings expressed a yearning for a simpler, more contemplative life. "If you drive a car at 70 mph, you can't do anything but keep the monster under control", he expressed. 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「Joseph Wood Krutch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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