James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1942) Winner
Arthur Waley
アーサー・ウェイリー
Āsā Weirī
Aliases:
Arthur David Schloss
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-08-19 （Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England）
- Died
- 1966-06-27 （London, England） age 76
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English, Classical Chinese, Classical Japanese
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tunbridge Wells → Cambridge → London (Bloomsbury)
Career
- Occupations
- Orientalist, Sinologist, Translator, Poet
- Active Years
- 1910-1966
- Affiliations
- British Museum
- Influenced By
- Laurence Binyon
- Influenced
- Jonathan Spence
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby School | — | Classics | — | 1900年代初頭 | United Kingdom |
| King's College, Cambridge | — | Classics | — | 1907-1910 | United Kingdom |
Rugby School
Classics
Period:
1900年代初頭
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary education
King's College, Cambridge
Classics
Period:
1907-1910
Country:
United Kingdom
Entered on scholarship, left due to eye problems
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | UK Government | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Companion of Honour (CH) | — | — | UK Government | 受賞 |
| 1943 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Monkey | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1952
Organization:
UK Government
Result:
受賞
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
1953
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
Companion of Honour (CH)
1956
Organization:
UK Government
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1943
Work:
Monkey
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Tale of Genji
1925 Novel TranslationEnglish translation of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, in 6 volumes.
Court lifeRomance
Monkey
1942 Novel TranslationAbridged translation of Journey to the West.
AdventureBuddhism
A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems
1918 Poetry TranslationCollection of English translations of Chinese poems.
Classical Chinese Poetry
Bibliography
- A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
- Japanese Poetry: The Uta (1919)
- The Nō Plays of Japan (1921)
- The Tale of Genji (1925-1933)
- The Pillow Book (1928)
- Monkey (1942)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic translationsAccessible to general audienceScholarly accuracy
- Recurring Motifs
- Transmission of Eastern literatureBeauty of classical poetryCultural bridge
Health
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Eye problems1910頃Left Cambridge, hindered studies
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Cancer of the spine, broken back1966年晩年Severe pain but refused sedatives to remain conscious
Legacy
The great transmitter of Chinese and Japanese literary cultures to the English-speaking world.
In Popular Culture
- Benjamin Britten's song cycle Songs from the Chinese uses his translations
Quotes
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The great transmitter of the high literary cultures of China and Japan to the English-reading general public.
Source: E. Bruce Brooks (2004) -
In his last days, in great pain from cancer, he refused drugs to remain conscious, listening to Haydn quartets and poems.
Source: Sacheverell Sitwell (1973)
Trivia
- Never visited China or Japan
- Changed surname from Schloss to Waley in 1914 due to WWI anti-German sentiment
- Lifelong partner Beryl de Zoete but never married
- Married Alison Grant Robinson in May 1966, one month before death