Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Edition 0 (1927) Winner
Gertrude Eileen Trevelyan
ガートルード・アイリーン・トレヴェリアン
Gātorūdo Airīn Toreverian
Aliases:
G. E. Trevelyan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1903-10-17 （Bath, Somerset, England）
- Died
- 1941-02-22 （Bath, Somerset, England） age 37
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity Baptized in 1920
- Residence History
- Bath, Somerset → Ealing → Oxford → London (Bermondsey, Kensington, Notting Hill)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, writer
- Active Years
- 1927-1939
- Influenced By
- John Addington Symonds, John Dos Passos
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Helena College | — | — | — | 不明 | United Kingdom |
| Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | — | — | second-class degree | 1923-1927 | United Kingdom |
Princess Helena College
Period:
不明
Country:
United Kingdom
located in Ealing
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Degree:
second-class degree
Period:
1923-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Newdigate Prize | Julia, Daughter of Claudius | — | University of Oxford | winner |
Newdigate Prize
1927
Work:
Julia, Daughter of Claudius
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Appius and Virginia
1932 novelAn English spinster raises an orangutan named Appius as a human, exploring failures in understanding between them.
humanityfailure of cross-species understandingexperimentation
Hot-House
1933 novelUndergraduate life at a fictional Oxford college, drawing on her experiences.
undergraduate liferelationships
As It Was in the Beginning
1934 novelA woman's mind in her final days, flashing back through her life to birth.
deathmemorylife
A War Without a Hero
1935 novelLongest novel, using modern techniques for young people's attraction.
lovemodern society
Two Thousand Million Man-Power
1937 novelLondon couple's courtship amid financial woes, interwoven with news headlines.
machine agemarriageunemployment
Theme with Variations
1938 novelExperimental narratives of three Londoners leading to tragedy.
human naturetragedy
William's Wife
1938 novelHousemaid Jane's life distorted by miserly husband, becoming a recluse.
marriagepovertytransformation
Trance by Appointment
1939 novelLower-class girl with visions becomes fortune teller, marries astrologer who corrupts her.
supernaturalcorruption
Julia, Daughter of Claudius
1927 poetry250-line blank verse poem about a preserved girl's body found in 1485.
historydeath
Bibliography
- Julia, Daughter of Claudius (1927)
- Appius and Virginia (1932)
- Hot-House (1933)
- As It Was in the Beginning (1934)
- A War Without a Hero (1935)
- Two Thousand Million Man-Power (1937)
- Theme with Variations (1938)
- William's Wife (1938)
- Trance by Appointment (1939)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalstream-of-consciousnessnewsreel integrationintrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- failures of understandingmachine age societyfemale psychetragedy
Health
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Blitz injuries1940年10月-1941年2月Died from injuries in February 1941
Legacy
Largely forgotten post-death, but republished from 2020, gaining renewed interest. First woman to win Newdigate Prize.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in 2020 Guardian article
Trivia
- Won Newdigate Prize 'for a joke,' having written little poetry before.
- Only first novel published in US.
- Died from Blitz injuries in Bath care home.