Frederic Manning
Frederic Manning (born July 22, 1882 in Sydney , † February 22, 1935 in Hampstead ) was an Australian poet and author .
Life
Early life
Manning was born on July 22, 1882 in Sydney as one of eight children of the Australian politician William Patrick Manning. Because he suffered from asthma , he was homeschooled . In 1898 he moved to England with Arthur Galton, a friend of the family. He returned to Australia in 1900, but moved back to England in 1903.
In 1907 he published his first novel, The Vigil of Brunhild , the plot of which was reproduced in a monologue written in verse. His second novel, Scenes and Portraits , a discussion of theological issues as a series of debates, was published in 1909. These books received positive reviews from critics, but did not find a wide audience. His first collection of poems, Poems , was published a year later.
First World War
In October 1915, during World War I , Manning volunteered for the British Expeditionary Force , where he served as a private in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry . In 1916 he took part in the Battle of the Somme , after which he was promoted to Lance Corporal . In May 1917 he was moved to the Royal Irish Regiment as a Second Lieutenant. He resigned from his post on February 28, 1918.
Further career as a poet
Manning published his second collection of poems, Eidola , in 1917, during the war . After the war, he also contributed to several anthologies . He also wrote for the literary magazine The Criterion . After his employer Galton died, Manning wrote a biography of William Henry White on behalf of the publisher John Murray .
Manning's important work The Middle Parts of Fortune appeared in 1929 in an anonymous edition of only 520 copies. An edited version appeared a year later under the pseudonym Private 19022 . The book was not published under his real name until 1943. The laudatory voices included Ernest Hemingway and TE Lawrence .
Later life and death
Frederic Manning died in Hampstead on February 22, 1935. An obituary was published in the Times .
Bibliography (selection)
- Poems
- The trenches
- Grotesque
- The Sign
- Kore
- At even
- Leaves
- Books
- The Vigil of Brunhild , John Murray , London 1907
- Scenes and Portraits , John Murray, London 1909
- Poems , John Murray, London 1910
- Eidola (collection of poems), John Murray, London 1917
- The Life of Sir Sir William White , John Murray, London 1923
- The Middle Parts of Fortune , 1929
literature
- Verna Susannah Coleman: The Last Exquisite: A Portrait of Frederic Manning. Michigan State University , 1990, ISBN 0-522-84370-0
- Jonathan Marvil: Frederic Manning: An Unfinished Life. , Angus & Robertson , 1988, ISBN 0-207-15336-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Frederic Manning. Discover War Poets, accessed May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Frederic Manning. allpoetry, accessed on May 22, 2020 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Manning, Frederic |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1882 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |
DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1935 |
Place of death | Hampstead |