Enright was for more than half a century a prominent Man of Letters, and in the fullest possible sense: a poet, novelist, anthologist, critic and lecturer an editor, publisher, children's author, and international teacher of English Literature. Injury Time: A Memoir, in which he muses upon his own condition and the world he knows he is leaving, was completed shortly before his death, and is published in spring 2003.ĭ.J. Enright was awarded an OBE in 1991 and was made Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1998.ĭ J Enright died on 31 January 2002. He was a regular contributor to journals including the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement.Ī fellow of the Royal Society of Literature since 1961, D. He has also translated poetry from Japanese and German and edited several anthologies including The Oxford Book of Death (1983) and The Faber Book of Fevers and Frets (1989). His non-fiction includes a volume of autobiography, Memoirs of a Mendicant Professor (1969), and critical work on Shakespeare, Milton and Samuel Johnson. He has also published fiction for adults and children, including Academic Year (1955) and Insufficient Poppy (1960).
He was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1981. His Collected Poems: 1948-98 was published in 1998. His poetry collections include The Laughing Hyena and Other Poems (1953), Addictions (1962), Sad Ires (1975), and Under the Circumstances: Poems and Prose (1991). He was a director of London publishers Chatto & Windus between 19 and was co-editor of Encounter magazine from 1970 to 1972. He has taught English at universities in Egypt, Japan, Berlin, Thailand, and Singapore. He was educated at Leamington College and Downing College, Cambridge. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Poet, novelist, critic and translator D(ennis) J(oseph) Enright was born on 11 March 1920.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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