Popescu Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (1991) Winner
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Edition 8 (1997) Winner
Francis R. Jones
フランシス・アール・ジョーンズ
Furanshisu R. Jōnzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955 （Wakefield）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Dutch, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, German, Hungarian, Russian
- Residence History
- Wakefield, UK → Sarajevo, Bosnia → Netherlands → Greece → Exeter, UK → Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Career
- Occupations
- Poetry translator, Reader in Translation Studies, Academic
- Active Years
- 1977-2024
- Affiliations
- Newcastle University, School of Modern Languages
- Memberships
- Honorary Board Member, International Forum Bosnia, Steering Committee Member, Mak Dizdar Foundation, Committee Member, Translators' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's College, Cambridge University | — | Modern and Medieval Languages | BA | 1974-1977 | United Kingdom |
| Reading University | — | Applied Linguistics | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Sarajevo | — | Poetry research | — | 1年間 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Newcastle University | — | — | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
St John's College, Cambridge University
Modern and Medieval Languages
Degree:
BA
Period:
1974-1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United Kingdom
Reading University
Applied Linguistics
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Sarajevo
Poetry research
Period:
1年間
Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Researched poetry for one year
Newcastle University
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United Kingdom
Translation Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | European Poetry Translation Prize | The Passionate Measure | 詩翻訳 | The Poetry Society | Winner |
| 1997 | European Poetry Translation Prize | A Rusty Needle | 詩翻訳 | The Poetry Society | Joint Winner |
| 2005 | James Brockway Prize | — | オランダ詩翻訳 | — | Inaugural Winner |
| 2007 | David Reid Poetry Translation Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2008 | Publication of the Year Shield, XX Sarajevo International Book Fair | Soneti / Sonnets | — | Sarajevo International Book Fair | Runner-up |
| 2013 | John Dryden Translation Competition | — | — | BCLA | First Prize |
European Poetry Translation Prize
1991
Work:
The Passionate Measure
Category:
詩翻訳
Organization:
The Poetry Society
Result:
Winner
European Poetry Translation Prize
1997
Work:
A Rusty Needle
Category:
詩翻訳
Organization:
The Poetry Society
Result:
Joint Winner
James Brockway Prize
2005
Category:
オランダ詩翻訳
Result:
Inaugural Winner
David Reid Poetry Translation Prize
2007
Result:
Winner
Publication of the Year Shield, XX Sarajevo International Book Fair
2008
Work:
Soneti / Sonnets
Organization:
Sarajevo International Book Fair
Result:
Runner-up
John Dryden Translation Competition
2013
Organization:
BCLA
Result:
First Prize
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stone Sleeper
1999 PoetryTranslation of Mak Dizdar's poetry collection from Bosnian.
Bosnian culturePoetry translation
Against the Forgetting
1994 PoetryTranslation of Hans Faverey's poetry from Dutch.
ForgettingPoetry
The Passionate Measure
1989 PoetryTranslation of Ivan V. Lalić's poetry from Serbo-Croat.
LovePassion
Bibliography
- Kameni spavač / Stone Sleeper (1999)
- Stone Sleeper (2009)
- Against the Forgetting (1994)
- Against the Forgetting (2004)
- Chrysanthemums, Rowers (2011)
- What It Is: Selected Poems (2008)
- Soneti / Sonnets (2007)
- In Anyone's Tongue (1992)
- The Works of Love (1981)
- Last Quarter (1985)
- The Passionate Measure (1989)
- A Rusty Needle (1996)
- Fading Contact (1997)
- Words are the Worst (2021)
- Complete Poems (2011)
- Camp Notebook (2000)
- Why The Dwarf Had To Be Shot (2008)
- The Last To Leave (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Expert action in poetry translationCreativity and style in translation
- Recurring Motifs
- South Slav cultureEthics in poetry translation
Legacy
Internationally recognized scholar and translator in poetry translation and translation studies, contributing to South Slav literature.