Leonard Bacon (poet)
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Leonard Bacon was a American poet
, translator, and literary critic. He graduated from Yale University
in 1909, and subsequently taught at University of California, Berkeley
until his retirement in 1923. In 1923, he started publishing poetry in the Saturday Review of Literature under the pseudonym 'Autholycus'. He and his family lived in Florence, Italy
from 1927 to 1932. He won the 1940
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
for his satiric poems Sunderland Capture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1942.
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, translator, and literary critic. He graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1909, and subsequently taught at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
until his retirement in 1923. In 1923, he started publishing poetry in the Saturday Review of Literature under the pseudonym 'Autholycus'. He and his family lived in Florence, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
from 1927 to 1932. He won the 1940
1940 Pulitzer Prize
-Journalism awards:*Public Service:** Waterbury Republican-American for its campaign exposing municipal graft.*Reporting:** S. Burton Heath of the New York World-Telegram for his expose of the frauds perpetrated by Federal judge Martin T. Manton, who resigned and was tried and...
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. However, special citations for poetry were presented in 1918 and 1919.-Winners:...
for his satiric poems Sunderland Capture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1942.
Works
- The Heroic Ballads of Servia (1913) (translated from Spanish)
- The Cid (1919) (translated from Spanish)
- Ulug beg (1923)
- Ph.D.s (1925)
- Animula Vagula (1926)
- Guinea-fowl and other Poultry (1927)
- Lost Buffalo, and other Poems (1930)
- Sunderland Capture (1940) (winner of the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
) - Day of Fire (1943)