Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Laurence Binyon
ローレンス・ビニョン
Rōrensu Binyon
Aliases:
Robert Laurence Binyon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1869-08-10 （Lancaster, Lancashire）
- Died
- 1943-03-10 （Reading, Berkshire） age 73
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Lancaster, Lancashire → London → Oxford → Streatley, Berkshire → Reading, Berkshire
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Dramatist, Art scholar, Museum keeper
- Active Years
- 1893-1943
- Affiliations
- British Museum
- Influenced
- Ezra Pound, W. B. Yeats
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School, London | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Oxford | — | Classics | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Paul's School, London
Country:
United Kingdom
Trinity College, Oxford
Classics
Year of Graduation:
1893
Country:
United Kingdom
Won Newdigate Prize (1891)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Newdigate Prize | — | — | University of Oxford | 受賞 |
Newdigate Prize
1891
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
For the Fallen
1914 PoetryPoem written in 1914 inspired by casualties of the British Expeditionary Force, often recited at Remembrance services.
WarRemembranceSacrifice
Adaptations
- [Music] The Spirit of England / Edward Elgar (1917)
The Burning of the Leaves
1944 PoetryLong poem about the London Blitz, regarded by many as his masterpiece.
WarDestructionNature
The Divine Comedy (translation)
1943 Epic poem translationAcclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy into English terza rima, completed shortly before his death.
TheologyHellHeaven
Bibliography
- Lyric Poems (1894)
- Porphyrion and other Poems (1898)
- Odes (1901)
- Death of Adam and Other Poems (1904)
- London Visions (1908)
- For the Fallen (1914)
- The Burning of the Leaves (1944)
Translations by Author
- The Divine Comedy (Dante)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Traditional metrical verseImagery influenced by Eastern art
- Recurring Motifs
- Pity of warArt and poetryOriental cultures
Legacy
Renowned for the World War I poem 'For the Fallen', an art scholar at the British Museum who introduced Eastern art to modernists, and acclaimed translator of Dante's Divine Comedy.
Archives
- Harry Ransom Center
In Popular Culture
- Commemorated in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner
Quotes
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They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Source: For the Fallen (1914) -
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
Source: For the Fallen (1914)
Trivia
- Ancestors were Quakers.
- Daughter Nicolete Gray was a distinguished calligrapher.
- Was considered for Poet Laureate in 1913.