ACT Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1993) Winner
A. D. Hope
エー・ディー・ホープ
A. D. Hōpu
Aliases:
Alec Derwent Hope
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-07-21 （Cooma, New South Wales）
- Died
- 2000-07-13 （Canberra, Australian Capital Territory） age 92
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Residence History
- Cooma, New South Wales → Tasmania → Sydney → Canberra
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Essayist, Critic, Teacher, Academic, Psychologist
- Active Years
- 1930-2000
- Affiliations
- Australian National University, University of Melbourne, Sydney Teachers' College
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Influenced By
- Alexander Pope, Augustan poets, W. H. Auden, W. B. Yeats
- Influenced
- Kevin Hart
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Literature | — | 1920年代 | Australia |
| University College, Oxford | — | Literature | — | 1928-1931 | United Kingdom |
University of Sydney
Literature
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1920
Country:
Australia
Resided at St. Andrew's College
University College, Oxford
Literature
Period:
1928-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
United Kingdom
On scholarship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Britannica Australia Awards | — | Literature | — | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Australian Literature Society Gold Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Myer Award | — | Australian Poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Ingram Merrill Foundation Award | — | Literature | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Levinson Prize | — | Poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1976 | The Age Book of the Year | A Late Picking | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Robert Frost Award | — | Poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Companion of the Order of Australia | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | — | Special Award | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | ACT Book of the Year | Chance Encounters | — | — | 受賞 |
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1956
Result:
受賞
Britannica Australia Awards
1965
Category:
Literature
Result:
受賞
Australian Literature Society Gold Medal
1966
Result:
受賞
Myer Award
1967
Category:
Australian Poetry
Result:
受賞
Ingram Merrill Foundation Award
1969
Category:
Literature
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受賞
Levinson Prize
1969
Category:
Poetry
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1972
Result:
受賞
The Age Book of the Year
1976
Work:
A Late Picking
Result:
受賞
Robert Frost Award
1976
Category:
Poetry
Result:
受賞
Companion of the Order of Australia
1981
Result:
受賞
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1989
Category:
Special Award
Result:
受賞
ACT Book of the Year
1993
Work:
Chance Encounters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Wandering Islands
1955 Poetry collectionHis first collection, featuring highly erotic and satirical verse.
SatireSexualityClassicism
New Poems: 1965–1969
1969 Poetry collectionNew poems from 1965-1969.
Satire
A Late Picking: Poems 1965-1974
1975 Poetry collectionPoems 1965-1974.
Bibliography
- The Wandering Islands (1955)
- Collected Poems: 1930–1965 (1966)
- New Poems: 1965–1969 (1969)
- A Late Picking: Poems 1965-1974 (1975)
- Chance Encounters (1992)
Translations by Author
- The shorter poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalEroticAugustan
- Recurring Motifs
- SexualitySatireClassical allusions
Health
-
Dementia晩年Affected his last years
Legacy
Regarded as Australia's greatest 20th-century poet, known for satirical verse that elevated Australian literary standards.
Academic Societies
- Australian Academy of the Humanities
Archives
- National Library of Australia
In Popular Culture
- Bust in Canberra
Trivia
- Nicknamed 'Phallic Alec' due to erotic themes.
- Called 'the 20th century's greatest 18th-century poet' in an American journal.