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David Jones

Born

in Brockley, Kent, The United Kingdom

November 01, 1895

Died

October 28, 1974

Genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction

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David Jones is one of the finest modernist poets. He was born in London in 1895 and was both a painter and a poet. His reputation as a poet rests largely on two works: In Parenthesis and The Anathemata. The former is a deeply moving account of Jones' experiences in the trenches in the First World War.

In Parenthesis won the prestigious Hawthornden Prize in 1938. In his preface to the 1961 edition, T S Eliot had no hesitation in including Jones along with Joyce, Pound and himself as a premier exponent of literary modernism. The poem is a mixture of prose and verse and is accompanied by Jones' notes. What stands out is the fundamental decency and humanit ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 1,060 ratings · 173 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	In Parenthesis by David Jones, W.S. Merwin (Foreword by), T.S. Eliot (Introduction) 3.94 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 1937 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anathemata: Fragments of an Attempted Writing 4.18 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1952 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sleeping Lord and Other Fragments 4.22 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epoch and artist: Selected writings 4.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1959 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Works: from In Parenthesis / The Anathemata / The Sleeping Lord by David Jones, John Matthias (Editor) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The dying Gaul, and other writings 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dai Greatcoat: A Self-Portrait of David Jones in his Letters 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roman Quarry by David Jones, Harman Grisewood (Editor), René Hague (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	David Jones's The Grail Mass and Other Works by David Jones, Erik Tonning (Series Editor), Matthew Feldman (Series Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wedding Poems by David Jones, Thomas Dilworth (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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