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第23回（2008年） Winner
Hermione Lee
ハーミオニー・リー
Hermione Lee
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1948-02-29 （Winchester, Hampshire, England）
- 国籍
- British
- 言語
- English, French
- 居住地歴
- London (raised) → Winchester (birthplace) → Oxford (study and work) → Williamsburg, Virginia (College of William & Mary) → Liverpool (University of Liverpool) → York (University of York) → New York (visiting fellowships and research)
経歴
- 職業
- biographer, literary critic, academic
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜
- 所属
- British Academy (Fellow), Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), New College, Oxford (Professorial Fellow), Wolfson College, Oxford (President), Rothermere American Institute (Honorary Fellow), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary Member)
- 所属団体
- Athenaeum Club, London, British Academy (Fellow), Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Virginia Woolf, Willa Cather, Elizabeth Bowen
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | Faculty of English | English Literature | BA (first-class) | 1965–1968 | United Kingdom |
| St Cross College, Oxford | — | MPhil in English | MPhil | 1968–1970 | United Kingdom |
| Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle | — | — | — | — | France (education) |
| City of London School for Girls | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Queen's College, London | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Hilda's College, Oxford
Faculty of English
/ English Literature
学位:
BA (first-class)
期間:
1965–1968
卒業年:
1968
国:
United Kingdom
Graduated with first-class honours
St Cross College, Oxford
MPhil in English
学位:
MPhil
期間:
1968–1970
卒業年:
1970
国:
United Kingdom
Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
国:
France (education)
Part of early/secondary education received in French-language schooling
City of London School for Girls
国:
United Kingdom
Queen's College, London
国:
United Kingdom
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize | Virginia Woolf | — | British Academy | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | UK government (Honours) | 受章 |
| 2013 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) | — | — | UK government (Honours) | 受章 |
| 2013 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life | — | University of Edinburgh (organisers) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Plutarch Award | Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life | — | Biographers International Organization | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) | — | — | UK government (Honours) | 受章 |
Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
1997
対象作品:
Virginia Woolf
主催:
British Academy
結果:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2003
主催:
UK government (Honours)
結果:
受章
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
2013
主催:
UK government (Honours)
結果:
受章
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2013
対象作品:
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
主催:
University of Edinburgh (organisers)
結果:
受賞
Plutarch Award
2015
対象作品:
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
主催:
Biographers International Organization
結果:
受賞
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
2023
主催:
UK government (Honours)
結果:
受章
受賞・候補エディション
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第95回（2013年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Novels of Virginia Woolf
1977年 Literary criticismA systematic critical study of Virginia Woolf's novels, discussing themes, style, and technique.
modernismstream of consciousnesswomen writers
Virginia Woolf
1996年 BiographyA comprehensive biography of Virginia Woolf, based on extensive archival research and correspondence.
biographywomen and modernisminteraction of life and art
Willa Cather: A Life Saved Up
1989年 BiographyA biography of American novelist Willa Cather, linking her life with her literary output.
American literaturelife-writingmemory of land and migration
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
2013年 BiographyA biography of Penelope Fitzgerald that received critical acclaim and multiple awards.
life and work of a writerBritish literaturerecovery and reassessment of a novelist
Tom Stoppard: A Life
2020年 BiographyA biography of playwright Tom Stoppard based on unprecedented access to papers, diaries, and interviews.
playwright studiescreative processrelationship between life and work
全著作
- The Novels of Virginia Woolf (1977)
- Elizabeth Bowen: An Estimation (1981)
- Philip Roth (1982)
- Willa Cather: Double Lives (1989)
- Virginia Woolf (1996)
- Body Parts: Essays on Life-Writing (2002)
- Virginia Woolf's Nose: Essays on Biography (2005)
- Edith Wharton (2007)
- Biography: A Very Short Introduction (2009)
- Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life (2013)
- Lives of Houses (editor, 2020)
- Tom Stoppard: A Life (2020)
作風・主題
- 文体
- archival-research-based, scholarly yet readable biographical stylecritical and philological approach
- 頻出モチーフ
- boundaries between biography and autobiographyreassessment of women writersrelation between life and creation
評価・遺産
A leading figure in contemporary biography and literary criticism; authored definitive biographies of Virginia Woolf, Penelope Fitzgerald, and others, influencing both academia and the general readership.
関連学会
- British Academy
- Royal Society of Literature
- Rothermere American Institute
豆知識
- Born on 29 February 1948 (a leap day)
- Served as a Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library (2004–05)
- First woman Professorial Fellow of New College, Oxford
- Served as President of Wolfson College, Oxford (2008–2017)