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In The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, both a novel written by Tennessee Williams and a film directed by José Quintero, there are some representations of Rome present and others that are absent. As the absent representations emphasize those present in the development of the story, these two kinds of representation of Rome are deeply concerned with the theme of the works. 　Representations of Rome absent in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone are Ancient Rome, City of Salvation, and Rome as a Modern Political Capital. 　 “Ancient Rome” exists not only in the ruins but also more as a glorious memory. The memory was kept alive until several decades ago mainly by male education centered on the Latin language and authors. Mrs. Stone, who probably received only a high school education in the United States, is not familiar with Latin authors whose works vivify Roman ruins. The ruins are not evocative and therefore are absent for her. 　Since the Middle Ages Rome has been a city believed to have a strong power of salvation, as is attested by the innumerable pilgrims who have visited the city. Mrs. Stone, however, is not a believer and therefore does not receive salvation in Rome. 　Mrs. Stone, as an American high school graduate, is probably unfamiliar with the modern Italian history: the choice of Rome as the capital of a newly united country and the troublesome years under the Fascist regime, and so forth. As a result, monuments of modern Italy in Rome do not speak anything to her. 　On the other hand, this retired rich actress coming to stay alone in Rome encounters a different Rome. The encounter was direct, precisely because her attention is not drawn to other aspects of Rome: its glorious past, its salvation power, or its modern politics. 　What she directly experiences is the degeneracy of the Romans. Her first gigolo, a countess who procures him for her, and her second gigolo all aim without compunction to make their living by depending parasitically on Mrs. Stone’ s wealth. Interestingly, this kind of “degeneracy” of the Roman people has been repeatedly pointed out ever since Juvenal’s satire. 　Mrs. Stone also experiences Rome as a city of life, contrary to her expectations. She finds that the parasitical Romans like her gigolos and the procuress have survived three thousand years, as an instance of eternity of the city.

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  • 人文研究

    人文研究 (181), 1-35, 2013-12-25

    神奈川大学人文学会

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