Robertson Davies (1913–1995)
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Sobre El Autor
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 mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
Series
Obras de Robertson Davies
The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books (1997) 496 copias, 6 reseñas
Twice have the trumpets sounded;: A record of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Canada, 1954 (1954) 20 copias
Shakespeare's boy actors 8 copias
A jig for the gypsy 4 copias
Question time : a play 2 copias
The golden ass : a libretto 2 copias
The King Enjoys His Own Again 1 copia
A return to rhetoric 1 copia
Renown at Stratford 1 copia
Keeping the mind and body alive 1 copia
Offer Of Immortality 1 copia
Einstein And The Little Lord 1 copia
The Xerox In The Lost Room 1 copia
The Pit Whence Ye Are Digged 1 copia
The Perils Of The Double Sign 1 copia
The Ugly Spectre Of Sexism 1 copia
The Kiss Of Krushchev 1 copia
Dickens Digested 1 copia
Refuge Of Insulted Saints 1 copia
The Charlottetown Banquet 1 copia
The Night Of The Three Kings 1 copia
The Great Queen Is Amused 1 copia
Revelation From A Smoky Fire 1 copia
The Cat That Went To Trinity 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy, the Fifth Century B.C. (1992) — Contribuidor — 67 copias
Northern Suns : The New Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction (1999) — Contribuidor — 63 copias, 1 reseña
Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 7, No. 3: Ceremonies (1982) — Contribuidor — 12 copias
SHIVERS: House Party at Smoky Island; August; Coffins for Two; The Money Box; The Charlottetown Banquet; The… (1989) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Davies, Robertson
- Nombre legal
- Davies, William Robertson
- Otros nombres
- Marchbanks, Samuel
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1913-08-28
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1995-12-02
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Causa de fallecimiento
- Stroke
- Lugares de residencia
- Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Oxford, England, UK (mostrar todos 7)
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada - Educación
- Upper Canada College
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
Balliol College, Oxford (BLitt|1938) - Ocupaciones
- founding master (Massey College ∙ University of Toronto)
professor (English ∙ Trinity College, University of Toronto)
novelist
playwright
literary critic
essayist (mostrar todos 8)
newspaper editor
librettist - Relaciones
- Davies, William Rupert (father)
Surridge, Jennifer (daughter) - Organizaciones
- Massey College, University of Toronto
Peterborough Examiner - Premios y honores
- 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) (mostrar todos 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)
Miembros
Debates
Canadian Author Challenge — January: Robertson Davies & Kim Thúy en 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Febrero 2016)
Davies - The Deptford Trilogy - discussion en Literary Centennials (diciembre 2012)
Davies - The Toronto Trilogy - discussion en Literary Centennials (diciembre 2012)
Davies - The Salterton Trilogy en Literary Centennials (diciembre 2012)
Davies - The Cornish Trilogy - discussion en Literary Centennials (diciembre 2012)
Reseñas
Listas
Favourite Books (1)
Ghosts (1)
AP Lit (1)
My TBR (1)
Didactic Fiction (2)
Magic Realism (2)
Canada (1)
Folio Society (1)
Booker Prize (1)
Unread books (1)
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 78
- También por
- 11
- Miembros
- 23,439
- Popularidad
- #897
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 444
- ISBNs
- 449
- Idiomas
- 18
- Favorito
- 231