John Masefield (1878–1967)
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Once one of the most popular English poets of the century, Masefield has fallen into undeserved neglect since his death. He was born in a Victorian house with rural vistas, which he later recalled as "living in Paradise." In childhood, he had a series of intense, visionary experiences inspired by mehr anzeigen both nature and literature, which gave him a habitual sense of participation in a greater life. These had weakened by 1891, when he entered training for the merchant naval service. An officer on the White Star Line's Adriatic, he jumped ship in New York in 1895 and roamed across America. He returned to England two years later when a recovery of his intense childhood visions convinced him he could succeed as a writer. Masefield excelled more at narrative than at symbolism. His first book, "Salt Water Poems and Ballads" (1902), displayed the allegiance to outcasts and wanderers that marks his subject matter. The musicality of that volume derives partly from the strong early influence of W. B. Yeats. Increasingly, Masefield experimented with colloquial diction, particularly from the lower classes. His "The Everlasting Mercy" (1911) recounted the conversion of a rural scoundrel in language that astonished many readers. Highly prolific, he produced more than 20 volumes of fiction, 17 plays, and other prose work besides his major volumes of poetry. Masefield still appeals particularly to the common reader. He was appointed poet laureate in 1930. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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On the Spanish main; or, some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. With a description of the buccaneers and a short… (1906) 21 Exemplare
Multitude and Solitude 12 Exemplare
I want! I want! 6 Exemplare
Poetry: A lecture given at the Queen's Hall in London, on Thursday, October 15th, 1931 (1931) 5 Exemplare
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End and beginning 1 Exemplar
Children's books of yesterday 1 Exemplar
Davy Jones's Gift. (short story) 1 Exemplar
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Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Mitwirkender, einige Ausgaben — 919 Exemplare
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Mitwirkender — 460 Exemplare
A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV (1500) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 92 Exemplare
The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories (2002) — Mitwirkender — 77 Exemplare
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Mitwirkender — 55 Exemplare
Marco Polo's Silk Road: The Art of the Journey - An Italian at the Court of Kublai Khan (The Art of Wisdom) (2011) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 29 Exemplare
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 4: The World Around Us (1968) — Mitwirkender — 29 Exemplare
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Masefield, John
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Masefield, John Edward
- Geburtstag
- 1878-06-01
- Todestag
- 1967-05-12
- Begräbnisort
- Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Land (für Karte)
- England, UK
- Geburtsort
- Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Abingdon, Berkshire, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Ausbildung
- King's School, Warwick, England, UK
- Berufe
- poet
poet laureate (UK)
novelist
ambulance driver (WWI)
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- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary|Literature|1930)
National Book League (first president)
Society of Authors (president|1937) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature
Order of Merit (1935)
Poet Laureate
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Ich hatte etwas Mühe, in die Geschichte hereinzufinden (eine Einführung in die Geschichte gibt es nicht), je weiter ich kam, desto mehr hat mich die Geschichte dann aber in ihren Bann gezogen. Und trotz des Alters des Buchs (veröffentlicht 1927, meine Ausgabe in deutscher Übersetzung ist von 1989) ist die Sprache nicht veraltet, geschweige denn der Inhalt.
Klare Leseempfehlung für alle, die der phantastischen Literatur nicht abgeneigt sind und auch keine Scheu vor alten Texten haben.… (mehr)