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"The Queen of Hearts" is a poem based on the characters found on playing cards, by an anonymous author, originally published with three lesser-known stanzas, "The King of Spades", "The King of Clubs", and "The Diamond King", in the British publication ''The European Magazine'', no. 434, in April 1782.〔Reichertz (2000), p. 93〕 However, Iona and Peter Opie have argued that there is evidence to suggest that these other stanzas were later additions to an older poem.〔 I. Opie and P. Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp.427〕 ==Synopsis and structure== "The Queen of Hearts" relates that the Queen of Hearts bakes some tarts which the Knave of Hearts steals. The King of Hearts has the Knave punished, so he brings them back and pledges not to steal again. :The Queen of Hearts :She made some tarts, :All on a summer's day; :The Knave of Hearts :He stole those tarts, :And took them clean away. :The King of Hearts :Called for the tarts, :And beat the knave full sore; :The Knave of Hearts :Brought back the tarts, :And vowed he'd steal no more. The other stanzas published with it deal with nothing besides the domestic arrangements of the other three suits: "The King of Spades" flirts with the maids, so the Queen of Spades has them beaten and drives them out. She relents when the Knave appeals to her on their behalf. "The King of Clubs" and his wife constantly fight, but the Knave refuses to second him. The author opines that royalty who fight like that should be punished. "The Diamond King" and his wife would get along perfectly, except the Knave tries to seduce her; the author encourages the King to hang the Knave.〔Reichertz (2000), pp. 93–95〕 "The Queen of Hearts" proved by far the most popular of the stanzas, and entered popular culture, while the others fell into obscurity.〔 Although it was originally published in a magazine for adults,〔 it eventually became best known as a nursery rhyme. By 1785, it had been set to music.〔 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「The Queen of Hearts (poem)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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