Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1969) Winner
John Gross
ジョン・グロス
Jon Gurosu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-03-12 （London）
- Died
- 2011-01-10 （England） age 75
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- London → New York
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Critic, Editor, Theatre Critic
- Active Years
- 1959-2011
- Affiliations
- The Times Literary Supplement, The New York Times, The Sunday Telegraph
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), The Literary Society, Beefsteak Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadham College, Oxford | Faculty of English | English Literature | 一級優等 | 1950年代 | United Kingdom |
| Princeton University | — | Graduate School | — | 1950年代後半 | United States |
| Queen Mary, University of London | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
| King's College, Cambridge | — | — | フェロー | 1962-1965 | United Kingdom |
Wadham College, Oxford
Faculty of English
/ English Literature
Degree:
一級優等
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United Kingdom
First-class honours in English Literature
Princeton University
Graduate School
Period:
1950年代後半
Country:
United States
Postgraduate fellowship
Queen Mary, University of London
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Taught
King's College, Cambridge
Degree:
フェロー
Period:
1962-1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United Kingdom
Fellow 1962-1965
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Duff Cooper Prize | The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters | — | — | 受賞 |
Duff Cooper Prize
1969
Work:
The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters
1969 Literary CriticismA study on the rise and fall of the man of letters
Man of LettersLiterary History
Shylock: Four Hundred Years in the Life of a Legend
1993 Literary CriticismHistory of Shakespeare's Shylock over 400 years
ShakespeareShylock
A Double Thread
2001 MemoirChildhood memoir
Jewish FamilyEast End London
Bibliography
- The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters (1969)
- James Joyce (1970)
- The Oxford Book of Aphorisms (1983)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Elegant proseErudite
- Recurring Motifs
- Literary HistoryJewish Culture
Legacy
Known as the best-read man in Britain, highly regarded as editor and critic
In Popular Culture
- Influential in literary circles
Quotes
-
Mr Gross is one good argument for the survival of the species
Source: The Guardian (2011)
Trivia
- Born in London's East End to Jewish family
- Called 'one good argument for the survival of the species' by Ion Trewin