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Thomas William Shapcott

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Thomas William Shapcott

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性別
男性
生誕
1935-03-21 （Ipswich, Queensland, Australia）
国籍
Australian
言語
English

経歴

職業
poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer, teacher
活動期間
1956年〜
所属
Australia Council (Literature Board), National Book Council, University of Adelaide (Professor of Creative Writing)

学歴

Ipswich Grammar School
国: Australia
Secondary education (details not specified)
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学位: Accountancy degree
卒業年: 1961
国: Australia
Completed an accountancy degree in 1961 (institution not specified in source)
University of Queensland
Faculty of Arts
学位: BA
卒業年: 1967
国: Australia
Graduated in arts in 1967

受賞歴

Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1961
対象作品: Time on Fire
結果: winner
Myer Award for Australian Poetry
1967
対象作品: A Taste of Salt Water
結果: winner
C.J. Dennis Memorial Poetry Competition (Open Section)
1976
対象作品: The five senses
結果: commended
Canada–Australia Literary Award
1978
結果: recipient
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1989
主催: Government of Australia
結果: Officer (AO)
Golden Wreath (Struga Poetry Evenings)
1990
主催: Struga Poetry Evenings
結果: laureate
Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry
1996
結果: winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (Special Discretionary Award)
1996
部門: Special Discretionary Award
主催: Government of New South Wales
結果: recipient
Patrick White Award
2000
結果: recipient
Harold White Fellowship
2005
主催: National Library of Australia
結果: fellowship
Honorary Doctorate of Literature (Macquarie University)
主催: Macquarie University
結果: honorary degree

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Time on Fire

1961年 Poetry collection

An early collection establishing Shapcott's voice, featuring personal memory, urban scenes and experiments with voice.

memorythe cityindividual voice

A Taste of Salt Water: Poems

1967年 Poetry collection

A collection that touches on the sea and nostalgia; winner of the Myer Award for Australian Poetry.

the seanostalgia

Chekhov's Mongoose

2000年 Poetry collection

A mature collection combining formal concerns with narrative elements.

formnarrative

The Birthday Gift

1982年 Novel

A novel from the 1980s exploring personal history and relationships.

familymemory

Limestone and Lemon Wine: Stories

1988年 Short story collection

A collection of short stories rich in regional detail and character portrayal.

regionalismcharacter study

全著作

  • Time on Fire (1961)
  • The Mankind Thing (1964)
  • A Taste of Salt Water: Poems (1967)
  • The Birthday Gift (1982)
  • Limestone and Lemon Wine: Stories (1988)
  • Chekhov's Mongoose (2000)

翻案

  • First Seed Ripening (album by Elixir and Katie Noonan inspired by Shapcott's writing)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical, formally attentive poetrymusical sense of rhythmexperimental manipulation of voice
頻出モチーフ
city and homememory and timemusic

評価・遺産

One of Australia's significant contemporary poets, Shapcott contributed both through his writing and institutional roles. He served in academic and literary-administration posts and left a substantial body of poetry and prose.

関連学会

  • Australia Council (Literature Board)

資料所蔵先

  • National Library of Australia (Papers of Thomas Shapcott)

大衆文化への影響

  • The album 'First Seed Ripening' by Elixir and Katie Noonan was inspired by Shapcott's writing.

豆知識

  • He has a twin brother who was born the previous day (20 March 1935).
  • Shapcott is left-handed; his twin is right-handed.
  • Worked as a tax accountant for 27 years before focusing on writing and teaching.
  • Originally aspired to be a composer and wrote several musical works in youth.