Walter de la Mare (1873–1956)
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Born in a Kent village, Walter de la Mare was born on April 25, 1873. He was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children and for his poem "The Listeners". His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for mostra altro fiction and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. De la Mare's first book, Songs of Childhood, was published under the name Walter Ramal. He worked in the statistics department of the London office of Standard Oil for eighteen years to support his family, but nevertheless found time to write. De la Mare suffered from a coronary thrombosis in 1947 and died of another in 1956. His ashes are buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, where he had once been a choirboy. (Bowker Author Biography) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a poet, novelist, & anthologist. The recipient of numerous awards, he held honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, & several other universities. (Publisher Provided) mostra meno
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Opere di Walter de la Mare
Selected Poems of Walter De La Mare (Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse) (2006) 19 copie
The old lion, and other stories 6 copie
All Hallows 5 copie
Seven short stories 5 copie
Story and Rhyme 4 copie
News (The Ariel poems) 4 copie
5 others. 3 copie
Before dawn 3 copie
Two poems 3 copie
MEMORY AND OTHER POEMS 3 copie
The scarecrow and other stories 3 copie
The Riddle [short story] 3 copie
Out of the Deep 2 copie
The sunken garden 2 copie
The Connoisseur {short story} 2 copie
A ballad of Christmas 2 copie
Haunted 2 copie
A froward child 2 copie
Twelve poets 2 copie
The connoisseur 1 copia
The Cupboard 1 copia
The hostage 1 copia
The morrow 1 copia
Thus her tale : a poem 1 copia
Here All We See 1 copia
Arthur Thompson : a memoir 1 copia
Some thoughts on reading 1 copia
The Tree 1 copia
The Huntsmen 1 copia
The old men 1 copia
Choristers' journal 1 copia
Now Through the Dusk 1 copia
Pesnia sna 1 copia
Some One 1 copia
Čudežni jopič 1 copia
The Looking Glass 1 copia
Two tales 1 copia
Miss Duveen et autres contes étranges /Walter de la Mare, Laurence Riviale, Leslie Poles Hartley 1 copia
Bluebells 1 copia
Ognissanti 1 copia
Sleepyhead 1 copia
Mary 1 copia
AO - Poetry - Year 2 1 copia
Crystal healing 1 copia
The printing of poetry 1 copia
De La Mare Poetry 1 copia
Miss T. 1 copia
A Recluse 1 copia
Heidi 1 copia
An Ideal Craftsman [short story] 1 copia
The first De la Mare book 1 copia
Missing {Short Story} 1 copia
Essays and studies 1 copia
The problem of grammar 1 copia
Tales of the supernatural 1 copia
Crewe (in Racconti del mistero) 1 copia
F.P 1 copia
Bad Company 1 copia
Walter John de la Mare 1 copia
Disillusioned 1 copia
The Nap 1 copia
Pretty Poll 1 copia
The Four Brothers {short story} 1 copia
The Wharf 1 copia
The Lovely Myfanwy [short story] 1 copia
A Song of Enchantment {poem} 1 copia
W.P. Ker, 1855-1923 1 copia
The Walter de la Mare omnibus 1 copia
21 others. 1 copia
Old Joe 1 copia
Lispet, Lispett and Vaine 1 copia
An introduction to Everyman 1 copia
The captive and other poems 1 copia
A collection of poetry books, many educational, nearly all with a contribution by Walter de la Mare. 1 copia
Stories Essays & Poems 1 copia
12 others. 1 copia
8 others. 1 copia
16 others. 1 copia
25 others. 1 copia
Poems 1 copia
19 others. 1 copia
43 others. 1 copia
23 others. 1 copia
131 others. 1 copia
The best poems of 1923 1 copia
SPE tracts 1 copia
Songs of praise 1 copia
Opere correlate
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 917 copie
Aspects of Alice: Lewis Carroll's Dream Child as Seen Through the Critics' Looking-glasses, 1865-1971 (1971) — Collaboratore — 117 copie
The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous Writings About Cats (1992) — Collaboratore — 99 copie
The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales (1967) — Autore, alcune edizioni; Collaboratore — 47 copie
There is a Graveyard That Dwells in Man: More Strange Fiction and Hallucinatory Tales (2020) — Collaboratore — 42 copie
Buzz Words: Poems About Insects (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) (2021) — Collaboratore — 32 copie
Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories (1978) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
A Treasury of Great Short Stories — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1973 — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Cubwood — Introduzione — 3 copie
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1978 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Fantastyczne Opowieści — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Stories for girls — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Mystery and Suspense — Collaboratore; Collaboratore — 1 copia
Rosemary — Collaboratore — 1 copia
The Uncertain Element: An Anthology of Fantastic Conceptions — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- de la Mare, Walter
- Nome legale
- de la Mare, Walter John
- Altri nomi
- Ramal, Walter (pseudonym)
- Data di nascita
- 1873-04-25
- Data di morte
- 1956-06-22
- Luogo di sepoltura
- St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Charlton, Kent, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- Causa della morte
- coronary thrombosis
- Luogo di residenza
- Twickenham, London, England, UK
- Istruzione
- St Paul's Cathedral Choir School, London
- Attività lavorative
- poet
novelist
short story writer
oil industry - Relazioni
- Reid, Forrest (friend)
- Organizzazioni
- Standard Oil (London office|statistics department|1890-1908)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary|Literature|1955) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- civil list pension (1908)
Royal Society of Literature Prize (1911)
Order of the Companions of Honour (1948)
Order of Merit (1953)
Foyle Poetry Prize (1954)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (mostra tutto 7)
Polignac Prize
Utenti
Discussioni
THE DEEP ONES: "Mr. Kempe" by Walter de la Mare in The Weird Tradition (Luglio 2023)
THE DEEP ONES: "All Hallows" by Walter de la Mare in The Weird Tradition (Giugno 2023)
Recensioni
Story and Rhyme di Walter De La Mare
I think this guy was influenced by Lewis Carroll. His poetry was rhythmic and rhymed which made it easy to read but, apart from one called "The Sleeper", not so easy to understand what his messages were.
Tedious, packed with hackneyed poetic figures. Weirdly similar to “Childe Roland,” but making no allusion to that similarity (as far as I can tell). I felt far more for the horse than the Traveller.
"No breath of wind, / No gleam of sun – / Still the white snow / Whirls softly down / Twig and bough / And blade and thorn / All in an icy / Quiet, forlorn." So begins Walter de la Mare's evocative wintry poem, which captures the enchanted beauty of snowy vistas—the light and shadow, crystal flakes and powdery piles—and which forms the text of this lovely picture book. The accompanying illustrations from Moldovan artist Carolina Rabei depict a small snow-bound town, and one family's preparation for and celebration of Christmas—Santa Claus appears, in four magical pages—expanding the "story" in the poem to include seasonal observances...
The poem Snow was originally included in Walter de la Mare's 1913 poetry collection, Peacock Pie, and is one of four such selections—the other three being Silver, Summer Evening and The Ride-by-Nights—recently made into picture books featuring Rabei's artwork. The four titles together make up Faber & Faber's Four Seasons of Walter de la Mare series. Snow is the second of these books I have read, after The Ride-by-Nights, and was apparently nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal (now ignominiously renamed the Carnegie Medal for Illustration). I can certainly see why it received that distinction, as the artwork is quite beautiful. I have a weakness for wintry scenes, and Rabei more than delivers! That being said, although I loved both artwork and poetry here, I wasn't sure what to make of the inclusion of the Christmas element in the former, as I think the poem is more about the beauty of winter itself, and the mystery and majesty of snow, rather than about the holiday. I don't think this was the "wrong" choice, as I did love the Christmasy scenes, and for many people winter is tied to the holiday, but I did find myself wondering what else could have been depicted, if the choice has been made to create a "simple" winter book. Leaving this quibble aside, this is nevertheless one that I would recommend to picture book readers and listeners, who enjoy poetic picture books and/or stories about winter wonders.… (altro)
The poem Snow was originally included in Walter de la Mare's 1913 poetry collection, Peacock Pie, and is one of four such selections—the other three being Silver, Summer Evening and The Ride-by-Nights—recently made into picture books featuring Rabei's artwork. The four titles together make up Faber & Faber's Four Seasons of Walter de la Mare series. Snow is the second of these books I have read, after The Ride-by-Nights, and was apparently nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal (now ignominiously renamed the Carnegie Medal for Illustration). I can certainly see why it received that distinction, as the artwork is quite beautiful. I have a weakness for wintry scenes, and Rabei more than delivers! That being said, although I loved both artwork and poetry here, I wasn't sure what to make of the inclusion of the Christmas element in the former, as I think the poem is more about the beauty of winter itself, and the mystery and majesty of snow, rather than about the holiday. I don't think this was the "wrong" choice, as I did love the Christmasy scenes, and for many people winter is tied to the holiday, but I did find myself wondering what else could have been depicted, if the choice has been made to create a "simple" winter book. Leaving this quibble aside, this is nevertheless one that I would recommend to picture book readers and listeners, who enjoy poetic picture books and/or stories about winter wonders.… (altro)
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
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- Lingue
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