Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1972) Winner
Douglas Dunn
ダグラス・ダン
Dagurasu Dan
Aliases:
Douglas Eaglesham Dunn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-10-23 （Inchinnan, Renfrewshire）
- Nationality
- Scottish, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Inchinnan, Renfrewshire → Kingston upon Hull → St Andrews
Career
- Occupations
- poet, academic, critic
- Active Years
- 1969-2017
- Affiliations
- University of St Andrews, Scottish Arts Council
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Philip Larkin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish School of Librarianship | — | Librarianship | — | — | Scotland |
| University of Hull | — | English | 一級優等学位 | — | United Kingdom |
Scottish School of Librarianship
Librarianship
Country:
Scotland
Attended before university studies and librarian work
University of Hull
English
Degree:
一級優等学位
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with First Class Honours; worked in Brynmor Jones Library under Philip Larkin
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Eric Gregory Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Scottish Arts Council Book Award | Terry Street | — | Scottish Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Somerset Maugham Award | Terry Street | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Scottish Arts Council Book Award | Love or Nothing | — | Scottish Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | Love or Nothing | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Hawthornden Prize | St. Kilda's Parliament | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Whitbread Book of the Year | Elegies | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 叙勲 |
Eric Gregory Award
1968
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1969
Work:
Terry Street
Organization:
Scottish Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Somerset Maugham Award
1969
Work:
Terry Street
Result:
受賞
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1976
Work:
Love or Nothing
Organization:
Scottish Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1976
Work:
Love or Nothing
Result:
受賞
Hawthornden Prize
1981
Work:
St. Kilda's Parliament
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Book of the Year
1985
Work:
Elegies
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
1989
Result:
受賞
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2003
Organization:
British Government
Result:
叙勲
Awards & Nominations
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1981) Winner
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (1985) Winner
Works
Major Works
Terry Street
1969 poetryPoems inspired by working-class life on a street of back-to-back houses off Beverley Road in Hull.
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Love or Nothing
1974 poetryCollection exploring love and loss.
loveloss
St. Kilda's Parliament
1981 poetryPoems about St Kilda, Scotland.
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Elegies
1985 poetryPersonal elegies mourning the death of his wife.
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Northlight
1988 poetryPoems reflecting northern Scottish light and landscapes.
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Bibliography
- Terry Street
- The Happier Life
- Love or Nothing
- Barbarians
- St. Kilda's Parliament
- Europa's Lover
- Elegies
- Secret Villages
- Northlight
- Andromache
- Dante's Drum-Kit
- Boyfriends and Girlfriends
- The Donkey's Ears
- The Year's Afternoon
- New Selected Poems 1964-2000
- Invisible Ink
- The Noise of a Fly
Translations by Author
- Andromache (translation of Racine's play)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic and narrative styleconciseness influenced by Larkinuse of Scots dialect
- Recurring Motifs
- working-class lifeplace and lossScottish landscapes
Legacy
Prominent Scottish poet acclaimed for depicting working-class life, personal elegies, and Scottish themes. Winner of numerous prestigious awards; Honorary Professor at University of St Andrews.
Museums
- National Gallery of Scotland Edinburgh Opened in 1859
- Ferens Art Gallery Hull Opened in 1927
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
In Popular Culture
- Bust at Edinburgh Park