Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2001) Winner
Malcolm McNaughtan Bowie
マルコム・マクノートン・ボウイ
Marukomu Makunoton Bōi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-05-05 （Aldeburgh, Suffolk）
- Died
- 2007-01-28 （Unknown） age 63
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk → Cambridge
Career
- Occupations
- Academic, Professor of French Literature, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Active Years
- 1965-2007
- Affiliations
- Christ's College, Cambridge, All Souls College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Member of the Academia Europaea, Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh | — | Literature | MA | 不明 | United Kingdom |
| University of Sussex | — | Literature | DPhil | 不明 | United Kingdom |
| Woodbridge School | — | — | — | 不明 | United Kingdom |
University of Edinburgh
Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
不明
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United Kingdom
MA obtained
University of Sussex
Literature
Degree:
DPhil
Period:
不明
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United Kingdom
DPhil obtained
Woodbridge School
Period:
不明
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism | Proust Among The Stars | — | Truman Capote Award | 受賞 |
Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism
2001
Work:
Proust Among The Stars
Organization:
Truman Capote Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Proust Among The Stars
1998 Literary CriticismCritical work on Marcel Proust
ProustLiterature and Psychoanalysis
Freud, Proust and Lacan: Theory as Fiction
1988 Literary CriticismExplores Freud, Proust, and Lacan as fiction
PsychoanalysisFrench Literature
Psychoanalysis and the Future of Theory
1993 Literary CriticismDiscusses the future of psychoanalysis and theory
PsychoanalysisTheory
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear and sophisticated prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Intersection of psychoanalysis and literatureInfluence of Proust
Health
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Ill health2006-2007Forced to vacate Mastership
Legacy
Renowned scholar of French literature, particularly Proust. Served as Master of Christ's College and received numerous honors.
Academic Societies
- President of the Society for French Studies
- President of the British Comparative Literature Association
- President of the Association of University Teachers of French
In Popular Culture
- Christ's College Bathing Pool named after him
- Appears as a character in Stephen Henighan's novel The World of After
Trivia
- The Christ's College bathing pool, dating from the 17th century, is believed to be the oldest outdoor swimming pool in the UK and is named after him