Legends of Heroes : Cornelius Nepos ; Taro Yamashita : kenji Wamura Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko

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Little is known about Cornelius cornelius NEPOS (around the 100th year to the 25th year), the author of the Academic Library of the kodansha. It is thought that he was born around ティキヌム (present-day Pavia) in northern Italy, exchanged letters with Cicero (around the 106th year to the 43rd year) and had a close relationship with Atticus (around the 110th year to the 32nd year), while the poet カトゥッルス (around the 84th year to the 54th year) dedicated his own collection of poetry, 『 Carmina 』, to Nepos. Although he spent most of his life in 『, it can only be assumed that he did not take part in politics and worked exclusively as a writer. From the references of other writers, it is known that Nepos wrote 』 of Chronica, which gave an outline of world history, 』 of Exempla, which collected words, deeds and anecdotes of famous people from ancient times, 』 of 『 Kato, 』 of 『 Cicero, etc., but all of them have been lost, and only a part of the book called "De uiris illustribus" 』 (35th year to the 34th year), which is a collection of the lives of great people who were active in various fields, is known from the references of other writers. From the references of other writers, it is known that Nepos wrote 『 Chronicles (Chronica), which gave an outline of world history, and "Exempla (Exempla)", which collected words, deeds and anecdotes of famous people from ancient times, as well as "The Tale of Katta" in 『 (35th year to the 34th year), which is known as "The Tale of Heroes" in 『. His description in this book is characterized not only by his exclusive admiration for the heroes featured, but also by the introduction of anecdotes that shed light on their character, from which moral lessons can be derived. It belongs to the genealogy of Biography of Heroes in L.N.P., which belongs to the genealogy of Biographical Literature rather than history, and by referring to the shortcomings and misfortunes of the protagonists in a manner consistent with their admiration of the subject, or aimed at the effect of enhancing their admiration, it has the effect of directing readers to the reality of the human spirit, such as the sense of honor and the desire for power, by introducing episodes that highlight their character. It belongs to the genealogy of Bio 』