E. M. Four Star Tampen Shu (Chikuma Bunko)

[Machine Translation] E.M. Forster, who majored in classical languages at Cambridge University, spent a year after graduation playing in Italy and on a cruise to Greece. This book includes "The Road from Colonus" and "Tales of Panic," which flirt between myth and the real world, born of such deep learning and fresh experiences, as well as "Arthur Snatchfold," which was not published publicly before his death because it deals with homosexuality, and "The Machine Stops The Machines Will Stop," a fantasy novel that foretold the end of modern civilization.

ケンブリッジ大学で古典語を専攻したE.M.フォースターは、卒業後の一年間をイタリアに遊び、ギリシャ巡航クルーズにも参加した。本書は、そうした深い学識と新鮮な体験から生まれた、神話と現実世界の間にたゆたう「コロヌスからの道」「パニックの話」などに加え、ホモセクシャルを扱ったがゆえに生前は公刊されなかった「アーサー・スナッチフォールド」、近代文明の末路を予告した幻想小説「機械は止まる」を収録する。