Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1942) Winner
Ellen Glasgow
エレン・グラスゴー
Eren Gurasugō
Aliases:
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1873-04-22 （Richmond, Virginia）
- Died
- 1945-11-21 （Richmond, Virginia） age 72
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Residence History
- Richmond, Virginia → Louisa County, Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1897-1945
- Affiliations
- Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
- Influenced
- William Faulkner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home education | — | General education | — | 幼少期から青年期 | United States |
Home education
General education
Period:
幼少期から青年期
Country:
United States
Received the equivalent of a high school degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Pulitzer Prize for the Novel | In This Our Life | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
1942
Work:
In This Our Life
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1942) Winner
Works
Major Works
In This Our Life
1941 NovelA novel addressing injustices faced by Black people, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Race relationsWomen's rolesSocial injustice
Adaptations
- [Film] In This Our Life / John Huston (1942)
Barren Ground
1925 NovelA heroine overcomes abandonment and succeeds in running her farm.
Female independenceNature vs. humanitySouthern society
The Battle-Ground
1902 NovelRealistic depiction of the South before and during the Civil War.
WarSouthern cultureClass
Bibliography
- The Descendant
- Phases of an Inferior Planet
- The Voice of the People
- The Battle-Ground
- The Deliverance
- The Wheel of Life
- The Ancient Law
- The Romance of a Plain Man
- The Miller of Old Church
- Virginia
- Life and Gabriella
- The Builders
- One Man in His Time
- Barren Ground
- The Romantic Comedians
- They Stooped to Folly
- The Sheltered Life
- Vein of Iron
- In This Our Life
Adaptations
- In This Our Life (film, 1942, dir. John Huston)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismSouthern realismSatirePsychological depth
- Recurring Motifs
- Female independenceClass conflictsDisillusionment with romanceNervous invalidism
Health
-
Chronic heart disease生涯Led to home education
-
Nervous invalidism生涯Influenced her lifelong health and writing
Legacy
Pioneer of realism in Southern literature, Pulitzer winner, portrayed changing Southern society.
Archives
- Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
- Library of Virginia
- George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
Quotes
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She is of the South; but she is not by any manner of means provincial.
Source: Time magazine (1923)
Trivia
- The Ellen Glasgow House is a National Historic Landmark.
- Participated in the women's suffrage movement.