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Hamish Henderson

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Hamish Henderson

Aliases: James Hamish Scott Henderson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1919-11-11 （Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland）
Died
2002-03-09 （Edinburgh, Scotland） age 82
Nationality
Scottish
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Glen Shee, Dundee → England → Edinburgh

Career

Occupations
poet, songwriter, folk song collector, intellectual, soldier, university staff
Active Years
1940-2002
Affiliations
School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh
Influenced By
Antonio Gramsci
Influenced
Jeannie Robertson, Flora MacNeil

Education

Dulwich College
Unknown
Period: 幼少期
Country: United Kingdom
Scholarship winner
Downing College, Cambridge
Modern Languages
Period: 第二次世界大戦前
Country: United Kingdom
Studied Modern Languages

Awards

Somerset Maugham Award
1948
Work: Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica

1948 War poetry

Poems encompassing a soldier's experience in North Africa.

WarDesertSoldier's experience

Ballads of World War II

1947 War ballads

Collection of WWII ballads including D-Day Dodgers.

WarSatire

Freedom Come All Ye

Folk song

Became part of Scottish folk tradition.

FreedomScotland

Bibliography

  • Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica (1948)
  • Ballads of World War II (1947)
  • Collected Poems and Songs (2000)

Translations by Author

  • Translation of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Letters

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ColloquialFolk-influenced
Recurring Motifs
Folk musicWarScottish identity

Legacy

Catalyst for Scottish folk revival. Renowned folk song collector. Personal archive acquired by Edinburgh University.

Archives

  • University of Edinburgh Special Collections

In Popular Culture

  • 'Freedom Come All Ye' touted as alternative anthem

Trivia

  • Openly bisexual, vocal about gay rights
  • Declined OBE in 1983
  • Scot of the Year 1983