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Irvin S. Cobb

アーヴィン・エス・コブ

Irvin S. Cobb

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1876-06-23 （Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.）
死没
1944-03-11 （New York City, New York, U.S.） 67歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Presbyterian (Protestant)
居住地歴
Paducah, Kentucky (birthplace and childhood) → New York City (moved in 1904; lived there thereafter)

経歴

職業
author, humorist, editor, columnist, war correspondent
活動期間
1893年〜1944年
所属
Paducah Daily News, Louisville Evening Post, New York World, The Saturday Evening Post, Evening Sun
影響を与えた人物
H. P. Lovecraft

学歴

William A. Cade's Academy
国: United States
Left school around age 16 to begin work and start journalistic career

受賞歴

Kentucky Writers' Hall of Fame induction
2017
主催: Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Paths of Glory

1915年 war reportage / nonfiction

A collection of impressions and reportage written at and near the front during World War I, emphasizing personalities and scenes from the conflict.

warheroismon-the-ground reportage

Old Judge Priest

1915年 short stories / humor

A collection of humorous short stories set in Kentucky, centered on the character Judge Priest and a cast of local eccentrics.

regionalismhumorcharacter studies
映像化・舞台化
  • [film] Judge Priest / John Ford (1934)
  • [film] The Sun Shines Bright / John Ford (1953)

Fishhead

1913年 horror / weird fiction

A chilling short story about an isolated lake and a strange, tragic figure; cited as an influence on later horror writers.

fearisolationhuman and the monstrous

Red Likker

1929年 novel (anti-Prohibition)

An anti-Prohibition novel that satirizes temperance and defends drinking culture, particularly bourbon.

opposition to ProhibitionsatireAmerican drinking culture

Exit Laughing

1941年 memoir / autobiography

A humorous memoir recounting episodes from Cobb's life, including childhood in Kentucky and his career in journalism.

memoirhumorjournalistic experience

全著作

  • A Little Town Called Montignies St. Christophe – 1907 (story)
  • Funabashi – 1907 (musical comedy)
  • Talks with the Fat Chauffeur – 1909 (collection)
  • Back Home: Being the Narrative of Judge Priest and His People – 1912 (collection)
  • Paths of Glory – 1915
  • Speaking of Operations – 1915
  • Old Judge Priest – 1916
  • Fishhead – 1913 (short story)
  • The Glory of the Coming – 1919
  • Red Likker – 1929
  • Exit Laughing – 1941

翻案

  • Judge Priest (film adaptation directed by John Ford, 1934)
  • The Sun Shines Bright (based on Cobb's short stories; film directed by John Ford, 1953)
  • Fields of Honor (1918 film)
  • The Woman Accused (1933 film)

作風・主題

文体
regionalist depictionhumor and satireanecdotal narrativecolloquial, conversational prose
頻出モチーフ
Kentucky towns and charactersjudges and local customsalcohol (bourbon) and social lifewar experiences and soldiersthe monstrous / uncanny in short horror stories

評価・遺産

Irvin S. Cobb is known for his regional humorous fiction set in Kentucky, his wartime reportage, and odd/horror short stories. A prolific author across genres, several of his works were adapted for film and his writing influenced later writers (e.g. H. P. Lovecraft). Posthumous honors and namesakes (a Liberty ship, a passenger train) keep his name in popular memory.

関連学会

  • Kentucky Writers' Hall of Fame

資料所蔵先

  • Project Gutenberg (public domain works)
  • Internet Archive (digital archive of works and materials)
  • Find a Grave (burial/cremation memorial)

大衆文化への影響

  • SS Irvin S. Cobb (World War II Liberty ship named after him)
  • Illinois Central Railroad passenger train 'Irvin S. Cobb' (named for his hometown connection)
  • Caricature in the cartoon 'The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos' as 'Irvin S. Frog'

引用

  • “Above all I want no long faces and no show of grief at the burying ground...” — excerpt from Cobb's letter detailing his desired funeral arrangements
    出典: Letter detailing funeral arrangements (1944年)

豆知識

  • John Ford adapted material from Cobb's Judge Priest stories into films (Judge Priest, 1934; The Sun Shines Bright, 1953).
  • Hosted the 7th Academy Awards in 1935.
  • Became the highest-paid staff reporter in the United States at the New York World.
  • Wrote more than 300 short stories and over 60 books.
  • Short stories like 'Fishhead' have been cited as influences on H. P. Lovecraft.