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Stefan Anton George ((:ˈʃtɛfan ˈantoːn ɡeˈɔʁɡə); 12 July 18684 December 1933) was a German poet, editor, and translator. ==Biography== George was born in 1868 in Büdesheim, today part of Bingen in the Prussian Rhine Province (now part of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate). His father, also Stephan George, was an inn keeper and wine merchant. His schooling was successfully concluded in 1888, after which he spent time in London and in Paris, where he was among the writers and artists who attended the Tuesday soirées held by the poet Stéphane Mallarmé. His early travels also included Vienna, where in 1891 he met, for the first time, Hugo von Hofmannsthal. He began to publish poetry in the 1890s, while in his twenties. George founded and edited an important literary magazine called ''Blätter für die Kunst''. He was also at the center of an influential literary and academic circle known as the ''George-Kreis'', which included many of the leading young writers of the day, (for example Friedrich Gundolf and Ludwig Klages). In addition to sharing cultural interests, the circle reflected mystical and political themes. George knew and befriended the "Bohemian Countess" of Schwabing, Fanny zu Reventlow, who sometimes satirized the circle for its melodramatic actions and views. George and his writings were identified with the Conservative Revolutionary movement. He was a homosexual, yet exhorted his young friends to lead a celibate life like his own.〔Boehringer, Robert. ''Mein Bild von Stefan George''. München, Düsseldorf: Helmut Küpper vormals Georg Bondi Verlag, 1967. pp. 126-127〕〔Thomas Karlauf: ''Stefan George. Die Entdeckung des Charisma.'' Blessing, München 2007. ISBN 978-3-89667-151-6〕 In 1914 at the start of the war he foretold a sad end for Germany, and between then and 1916 wrote the pessimistic poem ''( Der Krieg )'' (''The War''). The outcome of the war saw the realization of his worst fears. In 1933 after the Nazi takeover Joseph Goebbels offered him the presidency of a new Academy for the arts, which he refused. He also stayed away from celebrations prepared for his 65th birthday. Instead he travelled to Switzerland, where he died near Locarno. After his death, his body was interred before a delegation from the National Socialist government could attend the ceremony.〔Robert E. Norton, ''Secret Germany: Stefan George and his Circle'' (Cornell University Press, 2002)〕 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「Stefan George」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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