Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1982) Winner
Richard David Ellmann
リチャード・デイヴィッド・エールマン
Richādo Deividdo Eruman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-03-15 （Highland Park, Michigan）
- Died
- 1987-05-13 （Oxford, England） age 69
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Highland Park, Michigan → New Haven (Yale University) → Evanston (Northwestern University) → University of Oxford → Atlanta (Emory University)
Career
- Occupations
- Literary critic, Biographer
- Active Years
- 1948-1987
- Affiliations
- Yale University, Northwestern University, University of Oxford, Emory University, New College, Oxford, Wolfson College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa, Fellow of the British Academy
- Influenced By
- James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats
- Influenced
- Anthony Burgess, Edna O'Brien
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | English Literature | PhD | 1939-1947 | United States |
| Trinity College Dublin | — | — | B.Litt. | 1947 | Ireland |
Yale University
English Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1939-1947
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
United States
B.A. 1939, M.A. 1941
Trinity College Dublin
Degree:
B.Litt.
Period:
1947
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
Ireland
For Yeats biography research
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | National Book Award for Nonfiction | James Joyce | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1982 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | James Joyce (revised) | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1988 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Oscar Wilde | — | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞（追贈） |
| 1989 | Pulitzer Prize for Biography | Oscar Wilde | — | Columbia University | 受賞（追贈） |
National Book Award for Nonfiction
1960
Work:
James Joyce
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1982
Work:
James Joyce (revised)
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award
1988
Work:
Oscar Wilde
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Pulitzer Prize for Biography
1989
Work:
Oscar Wilde
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (1982) Winner
Works
Major Works
Yeats: The Man and the Masks
1948 BiographyCritical examination of Yeats's life using unpublished manuscripts and interviews.
ModernismMasks and self
James Joyce
1959 BiographyAcclaimed biography of James Joyce, revised in 1982.
Irish literatureModernism
Oscar Wilde
1987 BiographyDefinitive cradle-to-grave biography of Oscar Wilde, Pulitzer winner posthumously.
Victorian literatureHomosexuality
Adaptations
- [Film] Wilde / Brian Gilbert (1997)
Bibliography
- Yeats: The Man And The Masks (1948)
- The Identity of Yeats (1954)
- James Joyce (1959)
- Eminent Domain (1970)
- Oscar Wilde (1987)
Translations by Author
- Translation of Henri Michaux's Selected Writings (1951)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Liberal humanismDetailed use of primary sources
- Recurring Motifs
- Modernist writersIrish literati
Health
-
Motor neurone disease晩年Led to death in 1987
Legacy
Renowned for biographies of modernist writers; Ellmann Lectures at Emory.
Archives
- University of Tulsa McFarlin Library
- Northwestern University Library Special Collections
In Popular Culture
- Daughter Lucy Ellmann is a novelist
Quotes
-
Joseph was no match for the angel...
Source: Yale Banner 1939 (1939)
Trivia
- Father Romanian Jewish, mother Ukrainian Jewish from Kyiv.
- Daughter Lucy Ellmann is a novelist.