James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1956) Winner
Rose Macaulay
ローズ・マコーリー
Rōzu Makōrī
Aliases:
Emilie Rose Macaulay / Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1881-08-01 （Rugby, Warwickshire）
- Died
- 1958-10-30 （London） age 77
- Nationality
- English, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglo-Catholic
- Residence History
- Rugby, Warwickshire → Oxford → Great Shelford → Aberystwyth → London, Hinde Street
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, critic, travel writer, biographer
- Active Years
- 1906-1958
- Affiliations
- BBC, The Spectator, Time and Tide
- Influenced By
- Virginia Woolf, Anatole France
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford High School for Girls | — | Girls' School | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Somerville College, Oxford | Modern History | Modern History | — | 1901頃-1904頃 | United Kingdom |
Oxford High School for Girls
Girls' School
Country:
United Kingdom
Somerville College, Oxford
Modern History
/ Modern History
Period:
1901頃-1904頃
Country:
United Kingdom
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Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Towers of Trebizond | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1956
Work:
The Towers of Trebizond
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1958
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Towers of Trebizond
1956 NovelAbout a small Anglo-Catholic group crossing Turkey by camel. Seen as a spiritual autobiography.
faithmysticismadulteryChristianity
The World My Wilderness
1950 NovelPost-war London setting.
war aftermathwilderness
They Were Defeated
1932 NovelBibliography
- Abbots Verney (1906)
- The Furnace (1907)
- The Secret River (1909)
- The Valley Captives (1911)
- Views and Vagabonds (1912)
- The Lee Shore (1913)
- The Making of a Bigot (1914)
- Non-Combatants and Others (1916)
- What Not (1918)
- Potterism (1920)
- Dangerous Ages (1921)
- Mystery At Geneva (1922)
- Told by an Idiot (1923)
- Orphan Island (1924)
- Crewe Train (1926)
- Keeping Up Appearances (1928)
- Staying with Relations (1930)
- They Were Defeated (1932)
- Going Abroad (1934)
- I Would Be Private (1937)
- And No Man's Wit (1940)
- The World My Wilderness (1950)
- The Towers of Trebizond (1956)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- witty humoursatiricalautobiographical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- religious conflictmysticismtravelpleasure of ruins
Legacy
Known for James Tait Black Prize-winning novel The Towers of Trebizond, regarded as her masterpiece. Feminist and Anglo-Catholic writer.
Archives
- UK National Archives
In Popular Culture
- Blue plaque in London, Hinde Street
Trivia
- Worked as land girl, nurse, and in propaganda during WWI.
- Influenced by Virginia Woolf.
- London flat destroyed in the Blitz in 1941.