Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2018) Winner
Bart van Es
バート・ヴァン・エス
Bāto van Es
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-06-07 （Ede, Netherlands）
- Nationality
- Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ede, Netherlands → Norway → Dubai → Indonesia → Oxford, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, writer, Professor of English
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford, St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Influenced By
- Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | — | English | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
English
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: 'Forms of history in the works of Edmund Spenser'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Costa Biography of the Year | The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found | Biography | Costa Book Awards | winner |
| 2018 | Costa Book of the Year | The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found | Overall | Costa Book Awards | winner |
Costa Biography of the Year
2018
Work:
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found
Category:
Biography
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
winner
Costa Book of the Year
2018
Work:
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found
Category:
Overall
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Spenser's Forms of History
2002 Literary CriticismA scholarly work on forms of history in Edmund Spenser's works.
HistorySpenser
A Critical Companion to Spenser Studies
2006 Edited Scholarly CompanionEdited critical companion to Spenser studies.
Spenser Studies
Shakespeare in Company
2013 Literary CriticismExplores Shakespeare's relationship with the King's Men.
ShakespeareTheater Company
Shakespeare’s Comedies: A Very Short Introduction
2016 IntroductionA very short introduction to Shakespeare's comedies.
Shakespeare Comedies
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found
2018 BiographyTrue story of Lien de Jong, a Jewish girl hidden by the author's grandparents during WWII.
HolocaustFamilyWar
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyNarrative
- Recurring Motifs
- HistoryLiterary History
Legacy
Renowned scholar of Spenser and Shakespeare, winner of Costa Book of the Year, Professor at Oxford.
In Popular Culture
- Labour candidate in 2022 Oxford City Council election.
Trivia
- Lived in Norway, Dubai, and Indonesia before settling in UK in 1986.
- Temporary Pro-Master of St Catherine's College in 2024.