James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (1997) Winner
Robert Fitzroy Foster
ろばーと・ふぃっつろい・ふぉすたー
Rōbāto Fittsuroi Fosutā
Aliases:
R. F. Foster / Roy Foster
Pen Names:
R. F. Foster（Publishing name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-16 （Waterford, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Waterford, Ireland → London, UK → Oxford, UK
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- Hertford College, Oxford, Birkbeck, University of London
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy (Hon. MRIA)
- Influenced By
- T. W. Moody, F. S. L. Lyons
- Influenced
- W. B. Yeats (biographical studies)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College Dublin | — | History | PhD | — | Ireland |
| Newtown School | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
| St. Andrew's School | — | — | — | 1年間 | United States |
Trinity College Dublin
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Ireland
Taught by T. W. Moody and F. S. L. Lyons
Newtown School
Country:
Ireland
Quaker-founded school in Waterford
St. Andrew's School
Period:
1年間
Country:
United States
Scholarship to Delaware
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol. I | — | — | Winner |
| 2015 | British Academy Medal | Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890–1923 | — | British Academy | Winner |
| 2021 | Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award | — | Arts, Culture & Sport | Office of the President of Ireland | Winner |
| 2023 | Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Irish Book Awards | Winner |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1997
Work:
W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol. I
Result:
Winner
British Academy Medal
2015
Work:
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890–1923
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
Winner
Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award
2021
Category:
Arts, Culture & Sport
Organization:
Office of the President of Ireland
Result:
Winner
Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
2023
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2023) Special Award
Works
Major Works
Modern Ireland 1600–1972
1988 HistoryA standard textbook surveying modern Irish history from 1600 to 1972.
Irish historyIdentity
W. B. Yeats, A Life, Vol. I: The Apprentice Mage, 1865–1914
1997 BiographyBiography of W. B. Yeats covering the first half of his life.
YeatsLiterary history
W. B. Yeats – A Life, II: The Arch-Poet 1915–1939
2003 BiographyConcluding volume of Yeats biography covering later life.
YeatsIrish literature
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890–1923
2015 HistoryPortrays the revolutionary generation in Ireland leading to independence.
RevolutionIrish independence
Bibliography
- Charles Stewart Parnell: The Man and His Family
- Lord Randolph Churchill: A Political Life
- Modern Ireland 1600–1972
- The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Ireland
- W. B. Yeats, A Life, Vol. I
- The Irish Story
- W. B. Yeats – A Life, II
- Luck and the Irish
- Vivid Faces
- On Seamus Heaney
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival narrativeBiographical approachAnalytical essays
- Recurring Motifs
- Complex Irish identityIntersection of literature and politicsRevolution and change
Legacy
Leading historian of Ireland, renowned for authoritative biography of W. B. Yeats. Longtime professor at Oxford, recipient of numerous honors.
Trivia
- Father was an Irish language teacher.
- Educated at a Quaker-founded school.
- Served as a Booker Prize judge.