Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1902) Winner
Giles Lytton Strachey
ジャイルズ・リットン・ストレイチー
Giresu Ritton Sutoreichī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1880-03-01 （London (Clapham Common), England）
- Died
- 1932-01-21 （Ham, Wiltshire, England） age 51
- Nationality
- England, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Clapham Common, London → Lancaster Gate, London → Cambridge → Tidmarsh → Ham Spray House, Wiltshire
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Critic
- Active Years
- 1899-1932
- Affiliations
- Bloomsbury Group, Cambridge Apostles
- Memberships
- Bloomsbury Group, Cambridge Apostles
- Influenced By
- G.E. Moore, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sigmund Freud
- Influenced
- Virginia Woolf, Bloomsbury Group members
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Liverpool | — | Modern Literature | — | 1897-1899 | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | History | BA | 1899-1905 | United Kingdom |
University of Liverpool
Modern Literature
Period:
1897-1899
Country:
United Kingdom
Friendship with Prof. Walter Raleigh
Trinity College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1899-1905
Year of Graduation:
1903
Country:
United Kingdom
Chancellor's Medal for English Verse 1902
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Queen Victoria | — | University of Oxford | Winner |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1921
Work:
Queen Victoria
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1921) Winner
Works
Major Works
Eminent Victorians
1918 BiographyInnovative biographies of four Victorian icons with psychological insight.
Psychological insightIronyHuman flaws
Queen Victoria
1921 BiographyBiography of Queen Victoria.
PowerPersonal lifeEra
Landmarks in French Literature
1912 CriticismSurvey of French literature.
Literary history
Elizabeth and Essex
1928 BiographyTragic history of Elizabeth I and Essex.
LovePower struggle
Bibliography
- Landmarks in French Literature (1912)
- Eminent Victorians (1918)
- Queen Victoria (1921)
- Books and Characters (1922)
- Elizabeth and Essex (1928)
- Portraits in Miniature (1931)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- IronicWittyPsychologicalConcise
- Recurring Motifs
- Human frailtyVanity of powerVictorian critique
Health
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Fragile constitution, palpitations幼少期-青年期Affected studies, left Cambridge repeatedly
-
Stomach cancer1931-1932Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneer of modern biography with psychological insight and wit. Founding Bloomsbury Group member.
In Popular Culture
- Film Carrington (1995, Jonathan Pryce)
Quotes
-
If this is dying, then I don't think much of it.
Source: Last words (1932) -
The chief news is that I have grown a beard!
Source: Letter to mother (1911) (1911)
Trivia
- Godfather was the Earl of Lytton.
- Founding member of Bloomsbury Group.
- Applied as conscientious objector in WWI.
- Platonic relationship with Dora Carrington.