Wilfred Rowland Childe
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Wilfred Rowland Childe was a British poet and critic. He was educated at Harrow School
and Magdalen College, Oxford
. He edited Oxford Poetry in 1916 and 1917. He became a Roman Catholic convert in 1916. He is chiefly remembered for 'Dream English. A Fantastical Romance' (1917) which was and still is something of a minor cult book. He was admired by Arthur Machen and later by the poet Robin Skelton.
His Selected Poems was published in 1936. He associated with the Sitwells, but was no modernist
; he has been described as almost too Georgian
to be true.
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
. He edited Oxford Poetry in 1916 and 1917. He became a Roman Catholic convert in 1916. He is chiefly remembered for 'Dream English. A Fantastical Romance' (1917) which was and still is something of a minor cult book. He was admired by Arthur Machen and later by the poet Robin Skelton.
His Selected Poems was published in 1936. He associated with the Sitwells, but was no modernist
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
; he has been described as almost too Georgian
Georgian poets
The Georgian poets were, by the strictest definition, those whose works appeared in a series of five anthologies named Georgian Poetry, published by Harold Monro and edited by Edward Marsh. The first volume contained poems written in 1911 and 1912. The poets included Edmund Blunden, Rupert Brooke,...
to be true.
Works
- The Little City (1911)
- Dream English. A Fantastical Romance (1917)
- The Gothic Rose (1922)
- Ivory Palaces (1925)
- Blue Distance (1930) travel writing
- The Golden Thurible
- The Garland of Armor
- Selected Poems (1936)
- The Blessèd Pastures (1950)