Kathleen Raine
Kathleen Jessie Raine , CBE (born June 14, 1908 in Ilford , Essex , now part of London , † July 6, 2003 in London ) was a British writer.
She attended County High School in Ilford and later studied science and psychology at Girton College , Cambridge . There she received a master’s degree in 1929 .
Raine was married several times and had two children with Charles Madge .
Her poems are often inspired by the Scottish landscape and reveal a mystical vision of nature influenced by William Blake , WB Yeats, and Neoplatonism .
Works (selection)
Autobiographical
- Farewell happy fields (1973)
- The land unknown (1975)
- The lion's mouth (1977)
Poetry
- Collected poems 1935-1980 (1981)
- Selected poems (1988)
Web links
- Literature by and about Kathleen Raine in the catalog of the German National Library
- Janet Watts' biography in The Guardian, July 8, 2003
- Entries in WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raine, Kathleen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raine, Kathleen Jessie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ilford , Essex , now part of London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 2003 |
| Place of death | London |