Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1943) Winner
Sidney Keyes
シドニー・キーゼス
Shidoni Kīzesu
Aliases:
Sidney Arthur Kilworth Keyes
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-05-27 （Dartford, Kent）
- Died
- 1943-04-29 （Tunisia） age 20
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dartford, Kent
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1939-1943
- Affiliations
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- Influenced By
- William Wordsworth, Rainer Maria Rilke, Carl Gustav Jung
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford Grammar School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Tonbridge School | — | Hillside | — | 1935-1940 | United Kingdom |
| Queen's College, Oxford | — | History | — | — | United Kingdom |
Dartford Grammar School
Country:
United Kingdom
Tonbridge School
Hillside
Period:
1935-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
United Kingdom
Queen's College, Oxford
History
Country:
United Kingdom
Entered on history scholarship, did not graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Hawthornden Prize | The Cruel Solstice and The Iron Laurel | — | Hawthornden Committee | 受賞 |
Hawthornden Prize
1943
Work:
The Cruel Solstice and The Iron Laurel
Organization:
Hawthornden Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Cruel Solstice
1939 PoetryKeyes's first book of poetry.
WarNature
The Iron Laurel
1942 PoetryPoetry collection published during World War II.
WarDeath
The Collected Poems of Sidney Keyes
1945 PoetryPosthumous collected poems.
War poetry
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical poetry influenced by Romanticism
- Recurring Motifs
- DeathWarNature
Legacy
Recognized as one of the outstanding poets of World War II, a young genius who died in battle at age 20.
Trivia
- Mother died when he was six weeks old; raised by paternal grandparents.
- Killed in action at age 20.