Robertson Davies (1913–1995)
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William Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario in 1913. He taught English at the University of Toronto and was an actor, journalist, and newspaper editor before winning acclaim as a novelist with Tempest-Tost, the first of his Salterton trilogy. His most famous trilogy, The Deptford mehr anzeigen Trilogy--Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders--develops the earlier Salterton novels. The locale is a fictitious Ontario city that prizes its English tradition, including the Anglican Church and the genealogy of the old families. Robertson's novels have been translated into approximately 20 languages. His masterful story-telling encompasses such issues as evil, love, fear, tradition, and magic as he brings his characters to life with wisdom and humor. Robertson Davies died in 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: first as an actor with the Old Vic Company in England; then as publisher of "The Peterborough Ontario Examiner"; & finally as professor & first master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. With twelve novels & several volumes of essays & plays to his credit, Davies was the first Canadian to be inducted to the American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters. His last novel, "The Cunning Man" (Viking 1995), was a national bestseller. (Publisher Provided) weniger anzeigen
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Shakespeare's boy actors 8 Exemplare
A jig for the gypsy 4 Exemplare
Question time : a play 2 Exemplare
The golden ass : a libretto 2 Exemplare
By Robertson Davies - World of Wonders (Deptford Trilogy) (1977-05-13) [Paperback] (1977) 2 Exemplare
Rare Twice Have The Trumpets Sounded: A Record of The Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Canada 1954 (1954) 2 Exemplare
Twice Have the Trumpets Sounded : A Record of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Canada 1954 1 Exemplar
Offer Of Immortality 1 Exemplar
A return to rhetoric 1 Exemplar
Shakespeare for Young Readers 1 Exemplar
THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS Franklin Library SIGNED 1 Exemplar
Renown at Stratford 1 Exemplar
Keeping the mind and body alive 1 Exemplar
Einstein And The Little Lord 1 Exemplar
Refuge Of Insulted Saints 1 Exemplar
Revelation From A Smoky Fire 1 Exemplar
The Ghost Who Vanished By Degrees 1 Exemplar
The Great Queen Is Amused 1 Exemplar
The Night Of The Three Kings 1 Exemplar
The Charlottetown Banquet 1 Exemplar
When Satan Goes Home For Christmas 1 Exemplar
Dickens Digested 1 Exemplar
The Xerox In The Lost Room 1 Exemplar
The Kiss Of Krushchev 1 Exemplar
The Cat That Went To Trinity 1 Exemplar
The Ugly Spectre Of Sexism 1 Exemplar
The Perils Of The Double Sign 1 Exemplar
Conversations With The Little Table 1 Exemplar
The King Enjoys His Own Again 1 Exemplar
The Pit Whence Ye Are Digged 1 Exemplar
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The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy, the Fifth Century B.C. (1799) — Mitwirkender — 64 Exemplare
Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 7, No. 3: Ceremonies (1982) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
SHIVERS: House Party at Smoky Island; August; Coffins for Two; The Money Box; The Charlottetown Banquet; The… (1989) — Mitwirkender — 9 Exemplare
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Davies, Robertson
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Davies, William Robertson
- Andere Namen
- Marchbanks, Samuel
- Geburtstag
- 1913-08-28
- Todestag
- 1995-12-02
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Canada
- Geburtsort
- Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
- Sterbeort
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Todesursache
- Stroke
- Wohnorte
- Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Oxford, England, UK (Zeige alle 7)
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada - Ausbildung
- Upper Canada College
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
Balliol College, Oxford (BLitt|1938) - Berufe
- founding master (Massey College ∙ University of Toronto)
professor (English ∙ Trinity College, University of Toronto)
novelist
playwright
literary critic
essayist (Zeige alle 8)
newspaper editor
librettist - Beziehungen
- Davies, William Rupert (father)
Surridge, Jennifer (daughter) - Organisationen
- Massey College, University of Toronto
Peterborough Examiner - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Companion, Order of Canada (1973)
Order of Ontario (1988)
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (1967)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (1984)
Oxford University [DLlitt 1991]
Molson Prize (1988) (Zeige alle 13)
Honorary Member, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1981)
Lorne Pierce Medal (1961)
Governor-General's Literary Award (1972)
Stephen Leacock Award for Humour (1955)
Dominion Drama Festival Award for Best Canadian Play (1948)
World Fantasy Award (1984)
National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature (1987)
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Canadian Author Challenge — January: Robertson Davies & Kim Thúy in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Februar 2016)
Davies - The Deptford Trilogy - discussion in Literary Centennials (Dezember 2012)
Davies - The Toronto Trilogy - discussion in Literary Centennials (Dezember 2012)
Davies - The Salterton Trilogy in Literary Centennials (Dezember 2012)
Davies - The Cornish Trilogy - discussion in Literary Centennials (Dezember 2012)
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