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Raphael Holinshed (1529–1580; ) was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as ''Holinshed's Chronicles'', was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays. He is thought to have been born in Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends, Cheshire,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= History (of Sutton Hall) )〕 but lived in London where he worked as a translator for the printer Reyner Wolfe.〔ODNB〕 Wolfe gave him the project of compiling a world history from the Flood to the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This ambitious project was never finished, but one portion was published in 1577 as ''The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland''. Holinshed was only one contributor to this work; others involved in its production included William Harrison, Richard Stanyhurst, and John Hooker. Shakespeare used the revised second edition of the ''Chronicles'' (published in 1587) as the source for most of his history plays, the plot of ''Macbeth'', and for portions of ''King Lear'' and ''Cymbeline''. ==Biography== Little is known about Holinshed's life. There is no source which states his date of birth, for instance. He became known only by the ''Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland'', and all the information we have about him is related to this work. Although Vernon Snow remarks that Holinshed was an experienced Cambridge-educated translator, no other works by Holinshed are available. A few months after the Chronicle had been licensed, Holinshed retired to the countryside near Warwick. He died around 1580 and his will was proven on 24 April 1582. Nothing is known about Holinshed’s civil duties, other scholarly achievements or work for the Church. 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「Raphael Holinshed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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