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 vis mere 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) vis mindre
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Værker af Robertson Davies
Shakespeare's boy actors 8 eksemplarer
A jig for the gypsy 4 eksemplarer
Question time : a play 2 eksemplarer
The golden ass : a libretto 2 eksemplarer
By Robertson Davies - World of Wonders (Deptford Trilogy) (1977-05-13) [Paperback] (1977) 2 eksemplarer
Rare Twice Have The Trumpets Sounded: A Record of The Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Canada 1954 (1954) 2 eksemplarer
Why I Do Not Intend to Write an Autobiography 1 eksemplar
Twice Have the Trumpets Sounded : A Record of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Canada 1954 1 eksemplar
Offer Of Immortality 1 eksemplar
A return to rhetoric 1 eksemplar
Shakespeare for Young Readers 1 eksemplar
THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS Franklin Library SIGNED 1 eksemplar
Renown at Stratford 1 eksemplar
Keeping the mind and body alive 1 eksemplar
Einstein And The Little Lord 1 eksemplar
Refuge Of Insulted Saints 1 eksemplar
Revelation From A Smoky Fire 1 eksemplar
The Ghost Who Vanished By Degrees 1 eksemplar
The Great Queen Is Amused 1 eksemplar
The Night Of The Three Kings 1 eksemplar
The Charlottetown Banquet 1 eksemplar
When Satan Goes Home For Christmas 1 eksemplar
Dickens Digested 1 eksemplar
The Xerox In The Lost Room 1 eksemplar
The Kiss Of Krushchev 1 eksemplar
The Cat That Went To Trinity 1 eksemplar
The Ugly Spectre Of Sexism 1 eksemplar
The Perils Of The Double Sign 1 eksemplar
Conversations With The Little Table 1 eksemplar
The King Enjoys His Own Again 1 eksemplar
The Pit Whence Ye Are Digged 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy, the Fifth Century B.C. (1799) — Bidragyder — 64 eksemplarer
Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 7, No. 3: Ceremonies (1982) — Bidragyder — 10 eksemplarer
SHIVERS: House Party at Smoky Island; August; Coffins for Two; The Money Box; The Charlottetown Banquet; The… (1989) — Bidragyder — 9 eksemplarer
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Almen Viden
- Kanonisk navn
- Davies, Robertson
- Juridisk navn
- Davies, William Robertson
- Andre navne
- Marchbanks, Samuel
- Fødselsdato
- 1913-08-28
- Dødsdag
- 1995-12-02
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- Canada
- Fødested
- Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
- Dødssted
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Dødsårsag
- Stroke
- Bopæl
- Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Oxford, England, UK (vis alle 7)
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada - Uddannelse
- Upper Canada College
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
Balliol College, Oxford (BLitt|1938) - Erhverv
- founding master (Massey College ∙ University of Toronto)
professor (English ∙ Trinity College, University of Toronto)
novelist
playwright
literary critic
essayist (vis alle 8)
newspaper editor
librettist - Relationer
- Davies, William Rupert (father)
Surridge, Jennifer (daughter) - Organisationer
- Massey College, University of Toronto
Peterborough Examiner - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- 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) (vis 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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Discussions
Canadian Author Challenge — January: Robertson Davies & Kim Thúy i 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (februar 2016)
Davies - The Deptford Trilogy - discussion i Literary Centennials (december 2012)
Davies - The Toronto Trilogy - discussion i Literary Centennials (december 2012)
Davies - The Salterton Trilogy i Literary Centennials (december 2012)
Davies - The Cornish Trilogy - discussion i Literary Centennials (december 2012)
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AP Lit (1)
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Didactic Fiction (2)
Magic Realism (2)
Canada (1)
Folio Society (1)
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 83
- Also by
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- Medlemmer
- 23,141
- Popularitet
- #914
- Vurdering
- 4.1
- Anmeldelser
- 442
- ISBN
- 447
- Sprog
- 18
- Udvalgt
- 232
The Jungian core of the novel is interesting and got me looking at Jung's [b:The Red Book: Liber Novus|6454477|The Red Book Liber Novus|C.G. Jung|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349565532s/6454477.jpg|6644707], which quickly proved too much to handle lightly; serious dedication will be required to get through that work. It is the wellspring of Jung's system and thought, what the character Liesl is referring to when she talks to David in the book's latter, more philosophical and inspirational coda about Jung, and Freud, and Adler:
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