James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1923) Winner
Arnold Bennett
アーノルド・ベネット
Ānorudo Benetto
Aliases:
Enoch Arnold Bennett
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1867-05-27 （Hanley, Staffordshire）
- Died
- 1931-03-27 （London） age 63
- Nationality
- England, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
- Religion
- Wesleyan
- Residence History
- Hanley, Staffordshire → London → Paris → Fontainebleau → Stoke-on-Trent
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Ministry of Information Director
- Active Years
- 1898-1931
- Affiliations
- Ministry of Information, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
- Influenced By
- George Moore, Émile Zola, Honoré de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert
- Influenced
- Virginia Woolf, H.G. Wells
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgwood Institute | — | General | — | 1877-1882 | England |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Grammar School | — | General | — | 1882-1883 | England |
Wedgwood Institute
General
Period:
1877-1882
Country:
England
Burslem
Newcastle-under-Lyme Grammar School
General
Period:
1882-1883
Country:
England
One year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Riceyman Steps | 小説部門 | University of Edinburgh | winner |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1923
Work:
Riceyman Steps
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Anna of the Five Towns
1902 NovelStory of a woman in the fictionalised Staffordshire Potteries.
Class societyFemale oppression
The Old Wives' Tale
1908 NovelRealistic novel about the lives of two sisters.
TimeAgingEveryday life
Clayhanger
1910 NovelStory of a family of printers in the Potteries.
FamilyOccupation
Riceyman Steps
1923 NovelStory of a couple in Clerkenwell, London.
PovertyObsession
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismDetailed descriptionProvincial life
- Recurring Motifs
- Five TownsOrdinary peopleIndustrial districts
Health
-
Typhoid fever1931Cause of death.
Legacy
Initially belittled by modernists, now re-evaluated. Arnold Bennett Society exists.
Museums
- Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
Academic Societies
- Arnold Bennett Society
Archives
- Potteries Museum
- Keele University
- British Library
In Popular Culture
- Omelette Arnold Bennett named after him.
Quotes
-
Literature should be accessible to ordinary people.
Source: His essays (1900)
Trivia
- Omelette Arnold Bennett at Savoy Grill.
- Statue in Hanley.
- Francophile who lived 10 years in France.