James Fenton (1) (1949–)
Auteur de An Introduction to English Poetry
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent James Fenton, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
James Fenton has been a foreign correspondent & a theater critic & has written about the history of gardens. His book of poems, "Out of Danger", was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. He won the 2015 PEN/Pinter Prize for poetry. The award, established by English PEN in memory of Nobel-Laureate afficher plus playwright Harold Pinter, is presented annually for outstanding literary merit by a British writer or writer resident in Britain. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Photo Credit: Gerrit Serné
Œuvres de James Fenton
The Love Bomb: and Other Musical Pieces; Haroun and the Sea of Stories; The Fall of Jerusalem (2003) 8 exemplaires
A modern master 1 exemplaire
A Vacant Possession 1 exemplaire
"An Ardor for Armor" 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (1997) — Contributeur — 214 exemplaires
The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul (2017) 124 exemplaires
Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 (2011) — Contributeur — 116 exemplaires
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poems. Selected by James Fenton (2006) — Directeur de publication — 56 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1949-04-25
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Lincolnshire, England, UK
Staffordshire, England, UK - Études
- University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
Durham Choristers' School
Repton School, Derbyshire, England, UK - Professions
- poet
war correspondent
professor
literary critic - Relations
- Pinckney, Darryl (partner)
- Organisations
- Royal Society of Literature
Oxford University - Prix et distinctions
- Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize ( [1968])
Royal Society of Literature (fellow|1983)
Faber Memorial Prize (1984)
Royal Society of Arts (fellow|2003)
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry ( [2007])
PEN Pinter prize (2015) - Agent
- Pat Kavanagh (PFD)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 27
- Aussi par
- 25
- Membres
- 1,030
- Popularité
- #25,005
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 17
- ISBN
- 71
- Langues
- 4
- Favoris
- 7
Each of the essays here details Fenton's wanderings and adventures through revolutions, giving detailed pictures into rarely seen moments along the Pacific Rim--back and forth across enemy lines in Korea, Saigon just after its official fall, etc. Some of the moments are heartbreaking, and more of them than you'd expect are humorous, but Fenton's wry care with people and with expectations makes each piece a striking commentary on not just unfolding events, but humanity, politics, and journalism.
I'd absolutely recommend this to anyone interested in world events or history, or in revolution or journalism. Although it's true that the pieces are located in specific times and moments, it's terrifying how relevant some of them are to just this moment in time, and sort of wonderful to read about them in a way that is not just carefully observant and honest, as if one were reading Fenton's journal rather than essays, but also told with both intelligence and a tempered optimism that, one way or another, things keep going on, and people survive.
Absolutely recommended.… (plus d'informations)