Carthago defendum est (Lord Dunsany (The 18th Baron Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett), 1878 - 1957) Âîñåìíàäöàòûé áàðîí Äàíñåíè, Ýäâàðä Äæîí Ìîðòîí Äðàêñ Ïëàíêåòò, ðîäèëñÿ â Ëîíäîíå 24 èþëÿ 1878 ãîäà. Âåñüìà èçâåñòíûé â Èðëàíäèè ðîä Ïëàíêåòòîâ îòñëåæèâàåò ñâîè êîðíè åùå ñî âðåìåí, ïðåäøåñòâîâàâøèõ íîðìàííñêîìó çàâîåâàíèþ, è èãðàë âàæíþ ðîëü â èñòîðèè ñòðàíû. Îòåö Ýäâàðäà, Äæîí Óèëüÿì, áûë î÷åíü îáðàçîâàííûì ÷åëîâåêîì, èíæåíåðîì (îí óñòàíîâèë ïåðâóþ â Èðëàíäèè òåëåôîííóþ ñåòü è ðàçðàáîòàë ñîáñòâåííóþ êîíñòðóêöèþ ðåíòãåíîâñêîãî àïïàðàòà), ñïîðòñìåíîì-ñòðåëêîì è ïîëèòè÷åñêèì äåÿòåëåì. Ìàòü Ýäâàðäà, óðîæäåííàÿ Ernle Grosvenor Âî âðåìÿ Ïåðâîé Ìèðîâîé âîéíû Äàíñåíè ñëóæèë â îôèöåðîì â Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 1890 - 1937) íàïèñàë î Äàíñåíè ñëåäóþùåå: ((Murray) Fletcher Pratt, 1897 - 1956)  1970-å ãã. ìíîãèå ïîëóçàáûòûå ðàññêàçû Äàíñåíè áûëè ïåðåèçäàíû â ñåðèè "Ôýíòåçè äëÿ âçðîñëûõ", âûõîäèâøåé ïîä ðåäàêöèåé Ë.Êàðòåðà : ñáîðíèêè "Ó êðàÿ ñâåòà" [At the Edge of the World] (1970), "Çà ïîëÿìè, î êîòîðûõ íàì âåäîìî" [Beyond the Fields We Know] (1972), "Çà õîëìàìè è äàëåêî îòñþäà" [Over the Hills and Far Away] (1974). Íà ðóññêèé ÿçûê ïåðåâåäåíû ðàññêàçû: "Æåì÷óæíûé áåðåã" (19..; ðóñ.1979), "Ñðåäñòâî äîêòîðà Êåéáåðà" (19..; ðóñ. 1976). (James Branch Cabell, 1879 1958) | |
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