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David Daiches

October 18, 2023

David Daiches CBE (2 September 1912 – 15 July 2005) was a Scottish literary historian and literary critic, scholar and writer. He wrote extensively on English literature, Scottish literature and Scottish culture.

David Daiches
Born2 September 1912
Sunderland, England
Died15 July 2005(2005-07-15) (aged 92)
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationLiterary critic, scholar,
NationalityScottish
Period1935–1994
SubjectEnglish and Scottish literature and culture

Early life Edit

He was born in Sunderland, into a Jewish family with a Lithuanian background—the subject of his 1956 memoir, Two Worlds: An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood. He moved to Edinburgh while still a young child, about the end of World War I, where his father, Rev. Dr. Salis Daiches was rabbi to Edinburgh's Jewish community, and founder of the city's branch of B'nai Brith. He studied at George Watson's College and won a scholarship to University of Edinburgh where he won the Elliot prize. He went to Oxford where he became the Elton exhibitioner, and was elected Fellow of Balliol College in 1936.

Daiches is the father of Jenni Calder, also a Scottish literary historian. His brother was the prominent Edinburgh QC Lionel Henry Daiches. Although Lionel retained the older, traditional pronunciation of their surname as 'dyke-iz' /ˈdaɪ χ (or k) ɪz/, David returned from the US with the Americanized 'day-ches', /ˈdeɪ tʃɪz/. He also had a sister, Sylvia Daiches.[1]

Career Edit

During World War II, he worked for the British Embassy in Washington, DC, producing pamphlets for the British Information Service and drafting (and delivering) speeches on British institutions and foreign policy.

Daiches' first published work was The Place of Meaning in Poetry, published in 1935. He was a prolific writer, producing works on English literature, Scottish literature, literary history and criticism as well as the broader role of literature in society and culture. His The Novel and the Modern World (1939) was well received, and his expertise on the modern period led to his co-editing The Norton Anthology of English Literature (1962). He also wrote the two-volume A Critical History of English Literature and edited the Penguin Companion to Literature – Britain and the Commonwealth (1971). He wrote biographical and critical works on Virginia Woolf, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, D. H. Lawrence, John Milton, and Sir Walter Scott. He also wrote two autobiographical volumes, books on Scotch whisky, the King James Bible, and the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, a biography of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and a volume of poetry.

Starting at the University of Edinburgh, he had a long and influential career teaching in the UK, the US and Canada. He taught or held visiting posts at Balliol College, the University of Chicago, Cornell University, Jesus College, Cambridge, Indiana University, the University of Minnesota, McMaster University in Canada, Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and the University of California; besides setting up the English Department at the newly founded University of Sussex. From 1979 to 1984 he was President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies[2] and from 1980 to 1986 he was Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at Edinburgh University. Daiches chaired the panel of judges for the Booker Prize in 1980 and was president of the Saltire Society from 1982 to 1986.[3] He was appointed CBE in the 1991 Birthday Honours.

List of published works Edit

  • The Place of Meaning in Poetry (1935)
  • New Literary Values; Studies in Modern Literature (1936)
  • Literature and Society (1938)
  • Poetry and the Modern World: A Study of Poetry in England Between 1900 and 1939 (1940)
  • Virginia Woolf (1942)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1947)
  • A Study of Literature (For Readers and Critics) (1948)
  • Robert Burns (1950)
  • Stevenson and the Art of Fiction (1951)
  • A Century of the Essay: British and American (1951)
  • Willa Cather – A Critical Introduction (1951)
  • Two Worlds : An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood (1956) (memoirs)
  • Literary Essays (1956)
  • Critical Approaches to Literature (1956)
  • The Present Age in British Literature (After 1920) (1958)
  • Two Studies: The Poetry of Dylan Thomas, Walt Whitman: Impressionist Prophet (1958)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson – a Laurel Reader (1959) editor
  • A Critical History of English Literature (1960) two volumes
  • The Novel and the Modern World (1960)
  • White Man in the Tropics: Two Moral Tales (1962)
  • D. H. Lawrence (1963)
  • George Eliot: Middlemarch (1963)
  • English Literature (1964)
  • Milton (1964)
  • The Idea of a New University. An Experiment in Sussex (1964) editor
  • The Paradox of Scottish Culture: The Eighteenth Century Experience (1964)
  • More Literary Essays (1968)
  • The King James Version of the English Bible (1968)
  • Scotch Whisky: Its Past and Present (1969)
  • Some Late Victorian Attitudes (1969) Ewing Lectures
  • A Third World (1971) (memoirs)
  • Penguin Companion to Literature – Britain and the Commonwealth (1971) editor
  • Sir Walter Scott and His World (1971)
  • Robert Burns and His World (1972)
  • Literature and Western Civilization (1972–76) editor with Anthony Thorlby, six volumes
  • Robert Louis Stevenson and His World (1973)
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie: The Life and Times of Charles Edward Stuart (1973)
  • Moses: Man in the Wilderness (1975) Moses: The Man and the Vision in the US
  • Was: A Pastime from Time Past (1975)
  • James Boswell and His World (1976)
  • Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (1976)
  • Glasgow (1977)
  • Scotland and the Union (1977)
  • Edinburgh (1978)
  • The Butterfly and the Cross (1978)
  • The Selected Poems of Robert Burns (1979)
  • Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun. Selected Political Writings and Speeches (1979) editor
  • Literary Landscapes of the British Isles. A Narrative Atlas (1979) with John Flower
  • A Companion to Scottish Culture (1981)
  • The Avenel Companion to English and American Literature (1981) editor
  • Literature and Gentility in Scotland (1982)
  • God and the Poets (1984) Gifford Lectures (1983)
  • A Hotbed of Genius: The Scottish Enlightenment, 1730–1790 (1986) editor with Jean Jones and Peter Jones
  • Let's Collect Scotch Whisky (Jarrold Collectors Series) (1988)
  • A Wee Dram: Drinking Scenes from Scottish Literature (1990)
  • A Weekly Scotsman and Other Poems (1994)

References Edit

  1. ^ Zia-ur-Rehman Khan, Intermediate Simple English grammar & composition (Federal Board, Part II) (2012). End of Term. Lahore: Simple Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Baker, William; Lister, Michael, eds. (2007). David Daiches: a Celebration of His Life and Work. Eastbourne, UK: Sussex Academic Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-84519-159-7.
  3. ^ "1982–1986". saltiresociety.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

External links Edit

  • Calder, John (18 July 2005). "Obituary: David Daiches". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  • Baker, William (18 July 2005). . The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  • "David Daiches". The Times. London. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2007.

October 18, 2023
david, daiches, september, 1912, july, 2005, scottish, literary, historian, literary, critic, scholar, writer, wrote, extensively, english, literature, scottish, literature, scottish, culture, born2, september, 1912sunderland, englanddied15, july, 2005, 2005, . David Daiches CBE 2 September 1912 15 July 2005 was a Scottish literary historian and literary critic scholar and writer He wrote extensively on English literature Scottish literature and Scottish culture David DaichesBorn2 September 1912Sunderland EnglandDied15 July 2005 2005 07 15 aged 92 Edinburgh ScotlandOccupationLiterary critic scholar NationalityScottishPeriod1935 1994SubjectEnglish and Scottish literature and culture Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 List of published works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditHe was born in Sunderland into a Jewish family with a Lithuanian background the subject of his 1956 memoir Two Worlds An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood He moved to Edinburgh while still a young child about the end of World War I where his father Rev Dr Salis Daiches was rabbi to Edinburgh s Jewish community and founder of the city s branch of B nai Brith He studied at George Watson s College and won a scholarship to University of Edinburgh where he won the Elliot prize He went to Oxford where he became the Elton exhibitioner and was elected Fellow of Balliol College in 1936 Daiches is the father of Jenni Calder also a Scottish literary historian His brother was the prominent Edinburgh QC Lionel Henry Daiches Although Lionel retained the older traditional pronunciation of their surname as dyke iz ˈdaɪ x or k ɪz David returned from the US with the Americanized day ches ˈdeɪ tʃɪz He also had a sister Sylvia Daiches 1 Career EditDuring World War II he worked for the British Embassy in Washington DC producing pamphlets for the British Information Service and drafting and delivering speeches on British institutions and foreign policy Daiches first published work was The Place of Meaning in Poetry published in 1935 He was a prolific writer producing works on English literature Scottish literature literary history and criticism as well as the broader role of literature in society and culture His The Novel and the Modern World 1939 was well received and his expertise on the modern period led to his co editing The Norton Anthology of English Literature 1962 He also wrote the two volume A Critical History of English Literature and edited the Penguin Companion to Literature Britain and the Commonwealth 1971 He wrote biographical and critical works on Virginia Woolf Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Burns D H Lawrence John Milton and Sir Walter Scott He also wrote two autobiographical volumes books on Scotch whisky the King James Bible and the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow a biography of Bonnie Prince Charlie and a volume of poetry Starting at the University of Edinburgh he had a long and influential career teaching in the UK the US and Canada He taught or held visiting posts at Balliol College the University of Chicago Cornell University Jesus College Cambridge Indiana University the University of Minnesota McMaster University in Canada Wesleyan University in Connecticut and the University of California besides setting up the English Department at the newly founded University of Sussex From 1979 to 1984 he was President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2 and from 1980 to 1986 he was Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at Edinburgh University Daiches chaired the panel of judges for the Booker Prize in 1980 and was president of the Saltire Society from 1982 to 1986 3 He was appointed CBE in the 1991 Birthday Honours List of published works EditThe Place of Meaning in Poetry 1935 New Literary Values Studies in Modern Literature 1936 Literature and Society 1938 Poetry and the Modern World A Study of Poetry in England Between 1900 and 1939 1940 Virginia Woolf 1942 Robert Louis Stevenson 1947 A Study of Literature For Readers and Critics 1948 Robert Burns 1950 Stevenson and the Art of Fiction 1951 A Century of the Essay British and American 1951 Willa Cather A Critical Introduction 1951 Two Worlds An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood 1956 memoirs Literary Essays 1956 Critical Approaches to Literature 1956 The Present Age in British Literature After 1920 1958 Two Studies The Poetry of Dylan Thomas Walt Whitman Impressionist Prophet 1958 Robert Louis Stevenson a Laurel Reader 1959 editor A Critical History of English Literature 1960 two volumes The Novel and the Modern World 1960 White Man in the Tropics Two Moral Tales 1962 D H Lawrence 1963 George Eliot Middlemarch 1963 English Literature 1964 Milton 1964 The Idea of a New University An Experiment in Sussex 1964 editor The Paradox of Scottish Culture The Eighteenth Century Experience 1964 More Literary Essays 1968 The King James Version of the English Bible 1968 Scotch Whisky Its Past and Present 1969 Some Late Victorian Attitudes 1969 Ewing Lectures A Third World 1971 memoirs Penguin Companion to Literature Britain and the Commonwealth 1971 editor Sir Walter Scott and His World 1971 Robert Burns and His World 1972 Literature and Western Civilization 1972 76 editor with Anthony Thorlby six volumes Robert Louis Stevenson and His World 1973 Bonnie Prince Charlie The Life and Times of Charles Edward Stuart 1973 Moses Man in the Wilderness 1975 Moses The Man and the Vision in the US Was A Pastime from Time Past 1975 James Boswell and His World 1976 Shakespeare Julius Caesar 1976 Glasgow 1977 Scotland and the Union 1977 Edinburgh 1978 The Butterfly and the Cross 1978 The Selected Poems of Robert Burns 1979 Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun Selected Political Writings and Speeches 1979 editor Literary Landscapes of the British Isles A Narrative Atlas 1979 with John Flower A Companion to Scottish Culture 1981 The Avenel Companion to English and American Literature 1981 editor Literature and Gentility in Scotland 1982 God and the Poets 1984 Gifford Lectures 1983 A Hotbed of Genius The Scottish Enlightenment 1730 1790 1986 editor with Jean Jones and Peter Jones Let s Collect Scotch Whisky Jarrold Collectors Series 1988 A Wee Dram Drinking Scenes from Scottish Literature 1990 A Weekly Scotsman and Other Poems 1994 References Edit Zia ur Rehman Khan Intermediate Simple English grammar amp composition Federal Board Part II 2012 End of Term Lahore Simple Publishing a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Baker William Lister Michael eds 2007 David Daiches a Celebration of His Life and Work Eastbourne UK Sussex Academic Press p 70 ISBN 978 1 84519 159 7 1982 1986 saltiresociety org uk 2014 Retrieved 15 January 2014 External links EditCalder John 18 July 2005 Obituary David Daiches The Guardian Retrieved 21 February 2007 Baker William 18 July 2005 Professor David Daiches The Independent Archived from the original on 1 October 2007 Retrieved 21 February 2007 David Daiches The Times London 25 July 2005 Retrieved 27 March 2007 nbsp Biography portalWorks by or about David Daiches at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Daiches amp oldid 1179406367, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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