James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 66 (1984) Winner
Lyndall Gordon
りんどーる・ごーどん
Rindōru Gōdon
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1941-11-04 （Cape Town）
- Nationality
- South African, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cape Town → New York City → Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- biographical writer, academic writer
- Active Years
- 1977-2022
- Affiliations
- St Hilda's College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | — | Faculty of Humanities | undergraduate | — | South Africa |
| Columbia University | — | English Department | 博士号 | — | United States |
University of Cape Town
Faculty of Humanities
Degree:
undergraduate
Country:
South Africa
Columbia University
English Department
Degree:
博士号
Country:
United States
博士課程
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize | Eliot's Early Years | — | British Academy | 受賞 |
| 1984 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Virginia Woolf: A Writer's Life | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Cheltenham Prize for Literature | Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life | — | — | 受賞 |
Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
1977
Work:
Eliot's Early Years
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1984
Work:
Virginia Woolf: A Writer's Life
Result:
受賞
Cheltenham Prize for Literature
1994
Work:
Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Eliot's Early Years
1977 BiographyBiography of T.S. Eliot's early years.
Literary developmentFormation as a poet
Virginia Woolf: A Writer's Life
1984 BiographyBiography of Virginia Woolf's life as a writer.
Female writerInner world
Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life
1994 BiographyBiography of Charlotte Brontë's passionate life.
PassionLiterary success
Outsiders: Five Women Writers Who Changed the World
2017 Collective biographyBiographies of five women writers who changed the world.
Women's empowermentLiterary innovation
The Hyacinth Girl: T.S. Eliot’s Hidden Muse
2022 BiographyBiography about T.S. Eliot's hidden muse.
LoveCreativity
Bibliography
- Eliot's Early Years
- Virginia Woolf: A Writer's Life
- Eliot's New Life
- Shared Lives
- Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life
- A Private Life of Henry James
- T.S. Eliot: An Imperfect Life
- Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft
- Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds
- Divided Lives
- Outsiders: Five Women Writers Who Changed the World
- The Hyacinth Girl: T.S. Eliot’s Hidden Muse
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous research-based biographical styleDepth in psychological portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- Inner struggles of female writersFamily influences
Legacy
Highly regarded as a literary biographer, winner of several prizes, known for biographies of T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, and others.