Popescu Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1983) Winner
Tony Harrison
トニー・ハリソン
Tonī Harison
Aliases:
Tony William Harrison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-04-30 （Beeston, Leeds, England）
- Died
- 2025-09-26 （Newcastle upon Tyne, England） age 88
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Leeds → Zaria, Nigeria → Prague, Czechoslovakia → New York, Florida → Newcastle upon Tyne
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Playwright, Translator, Librettist
- Active Years
- 1964-2017
- Affiliations
- Royal National Theatre
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1984)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Grammar School | — | — | — | — | England |
| University of Leeds | — | Classics | — | 1950年代後半 | United Kingdom |
Leeds Grammar School
Country:
England
Scholarship pupil
University of Leeds
Classics
Period:
1950年代後半
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | European Prize for Literature | — | — | — | won |
| 2015 | David Cohen Prize | — | — | — | won |
| 2016 | Premio Feronia | — | — | — | won |
| 1972 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | The Loiners | — | — | won |
| 1983 | European Poetry Translation Prize | The Oresteia | — | — | won |
| 1992 | Whitbread Prize for Poetry | The Gaze of the Gorgon | — | — | won |
European Prize for Literature
2010
Result:
won
David Cohen Prize
2015
Result:
won
Premio Feronia
2016
Result:
won
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1972
Work:
The Loiners
Result:
won
European Poetry Translation Prize
1983
Work:
The Oresteia
Result:
won
Whitbread Prize for Poetry
1992
Work:
The Gaze of the Gorgon
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1992) Winner
Works
Major Works
V
1985 PoemLong poem written during the 1984–85 miners' strike, describing a visit to parents' grave vandalised with graffiti.
Class struggleViolenceWorking class
Adaptations
- [Film-poem] V / Richard Eyre (1987)
The Mysteries
1985 PlayAdaptation of York and Wakefield mystery plays, premiered at Royal National Theatre.
Medieval mystery playsNorthern English voicesReligious drama
Adaptations
- [Television] The Mysteries / Bill Bryden (1985)
Yan Tan Tethera
1986 Opera librettoChamber opera libretto for Harrison Birtwistle, based on folk tale of shepherds and the Devil.
Folk taleYan tan tethera countingSupernatural
Prometheus
1998 Film-poemFilm-poem using Prometheus myth to explore working class fall and socialism collapse.
MythologyPoliticsIndustrialisation
Fram
2008 PlayPlay based on Nansen's North Pole expedition and Soviet famine relief, exploring art's role.
ExplorationFamineArt
Bibliography
- The Loiners (1970)
- From the School of Eloquence and Other Poems (1978)
- V (1985)
- The Gaze of the Gorgon (1992)
- Collected Poems (2007)
Translations by Author
- Oresteia (from Ancient Greek)
- Lysistrata (from Ancient Greek)
- The Misanthrope (from French)
Translations of Works
- Kumkwat dla Johna Keatsa (Polish)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rhymed verse in working-class Leeds dialectModern adaptations of classicsDramatic visual impact
- Recurring Motifs
- Class divideWar and violenceClassical myths in modern politics
Health
-
Alzheimer's disease数年前から2025年までDiagnosed some years before death at age 88
Legacy
One of Britain's foremost verse writers, known for adapting classics from working-class perspective, with many works at Royal National Theatre.
Archives
- Leeds University Library
Trivia
- Son of a baker from working-class background
- Poem 'V' caused major controversy in 1980s
- Renowned translator of Greek tragedies