Hawthornden Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 8 (1926) Winner
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Edition 15 (1933) Winner
Vita Sackville-West
ヴィータ・サックヴィル＝ウェスト
Vīta Sakkubiru-Wesuto
Aliases:
Victoria Mary Sackville-West / Victoria Mary Nicolson / Lady Nicolson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1892-03-09 （Knole House）
- Died
- 1962-06-02 （Sissinghurst Castle） age 70
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Knole → Long Barn → Sissinghurst Castle
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Garden designer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1917-1960
- Affiliations
- Bloomsbury Group, National Trust garden committee
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Virginia Woolf
- Influenced
- Virginia Woolf
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Woolff's school | — | N/A | — | 幼少期 | England |
Helen Woolff's school
N/A
Period:
幼少期
Country:
England
Educated at home by governesses then attended day school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Hawthornden Prize | The Land | 想像文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 1933 | Hawthornden Prize | Collected Poems | 想像文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 1947 | Companion of Honour | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Veitch Memorial Medal | — | — | Royal Horticultural Society | 受賞 |
Hawthornden Prize
1927
Work:
The Land
Category:
想像文学
Result:
受賞
Hawthornden Prize
1933
Work:
Collected Poems
Category:
想像文学
Result:
受賞
Companion of Honour
1947
Result:
受賞
Veitch Memorial Medal
1955
Organization:
Royal Horticultural Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Edwardians
1930 NovelSatirical novel about Edwardian high society.
AristocracyWomen's independence
All Passion Spent
1931 NovelElderly widow embraces freedom after husband's death.
AgingFreedom
The Land
1926 Pastoral epic poemPastoral epic celebrating rural life.
NatureLand
Bibliography
- Heritage
- The Edwardians
- All Passion Spent
- Family History
- The Land
Translations by Author
- Duino Elegies (Rilke)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- TraditionalPoeticDescriptive
- Recurring Motifs
- GardensAristocratic declineHomosexualityGypsies
Health
-
Abdominal cancer1962年Cause of death
Legacy
Renowned for creating Sissinghurst Castle Garden and her relationship with Virginia Woolf.
Archives
- Sissinghurst Castle
In Popular Culture
- Film Vita and Virginia
Quotes
-
Your friendship means so much to me. In fact it is one of the major things in my life.
Source: Letter to Virginia Woolf (1940)
Trivia
- Fascinated by Romani culture and claimed Gypsy ancestry
- Model for Virginia Woolf's Orlando
- Bitter about not inheriting Knole due to male primogeniture