American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第3回（1982年） Winner
E. L. Mayo
イー・エル・メイヨー（エドワード・レスリー・メイヨー）
E. L. Mayo
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1904-07-26 （Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.）
- 死没
- 1979-12-04 （Grinnell, Iowa, U.S.） 75歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. → Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. → Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. → Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. → England and various countries in Europe (residence/travel)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, English professor, author
- 活動期間
- 1925年〜1979年
- 所属
- Phillips Academy, Andover, Drake University, University of Minnesota, Macalester College, Iowa Wesleyan College
- 影響を与えた人物
- Roger Weaver, Ben Howard
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College | — | — | — | 1920年代（在籍） | United States |
| University of Minnesota | — | — | B.A., M.A. | 1929–1936 | United States |
Bates College
期間:
1920年代（在籍）
国:
United States
Attended; details of degree completion unclear
University of Minnesota
学位:
B.A., M.A.
期間:
1929–1936
卒業年:
1936
国:
United States
B.A. (magna cum laude) 1932, M.A. 1936
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Payne Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 1942 | Oscar Blumenthal Prize (Poetry) | — | Poetry | Chicago literary organization | winner |
| 1953 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Scholarship foundation | recipient (1953–54) |
| 1982 | American Book Award | Collected Poems | — | Before Columbus Foundation | winner |
Payne Prize
1932
結果:
winner
Oscar Blumenthal Prize (Poetry)
1942
部門:
Poetry
主催:
Chicago literary organization
結果:
winner
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1953
主催:
Amy Lowell Scholarship foundation
結果:
recipient (1953–54)
American Book Award
1982
対象作品:
Collected Poems
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Summer Unbound, and Other Poems
1958年 PoetryA collection of poems focusing on nature and memory, marked by mid‑life observation and restrained lyricism.
naturememorytime
Collected Poems
1982年 Poetry (Collected)A posthumous collection assembling major poems from his career.
lifememorylandscape
The Diver: Poems
1999年 PoetryA later edited volume including unpublished poems and selections, emphasizing introspection and nature.
introspectionnatureexistence
全著作
- Summer Unbound, and Other Poems (1958)
- Formative American Elements in the Work of T.S. Eliot (essay, 1955)
- A Kind of Liberation (criticism, 1970)
- Collected Poems (1982)
- The Diver: Poems (1999)
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise, restrained dictiontraditional imagery and occasional formal elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- natural descriptionmemory and timequiet moments of everyday life
健康
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congestive heart failure晩年（詳細不明）Ultimately listed as cause of death; likely affected late‑career health and activity.
評価・遺産
A mid‑20th century American lyric poet known for restrained, observant verse. He was also an influential teacher and his work has been collected posthumously.
資料所蔵先
- Ohio University Press (author page; possible archival holdings)
豆知識
- Early in life he held jobs including brush salesman, music store clerk, hotel waiter, and wine steward in the Bahamas.
- He met his wife Myra Margaret Buchanan Morton after she won a prize in a poetry contest; they married in 1936.