Richard Aldington

Richard Aldington

(1892–1962) poet United Kingdom

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Richard Aldington (1892–1962) was a United Kingdom poet, known for Death of a Hero.

About Richard Aldington

Richard Aldington was an English writer and poet. He was an early associate of the Imagist movement. His 50-year writing career produced "143 separate titles, including poetry, literary criticism, fiction, essays, anthologies, biographies, translations, and introductions. In addition, he published reviews of over 1,350 separate books, published hundreds of other articles, and wrote an immense quantity of letters, of which approximately 8,000 have been located since his death." He edited The Egoist, a literary journal, and wrote for The Times Literary Supplement, Vogue, The Criterion, and Poetry. His biography, Wellington (1946), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

Known for:

Death of a Hero

Notable works:

Portrait of a genius: but ...; the life of D.H. Lawrence, 1885 to 1930.

Awards:

James Tait Black Memorial Prize|Prix de gratitude mistralienne

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