A. E. Housman (1859–1936)
Author of A Shropshire Lad
About the Author
A. E. Housman was born in Fockbury, Worcestershire, England on March 26, 1859. In 1877, he attended St. John's College, Oxford and received first class honours in classical moderations. He worked as clerk in the Patent Office in London for ten years. During this time he studied Greek and Roman show more classics intensively, and in 1892 was appointed professor of Latin at University College, London. In 1911 he became professor of Latin at Trinity College, Cambridge, a post he held until his death. He only published two volumes of poetry during his lifetime: A Shropshire Lad and Last Poems. He died on April 30, 1936. A third volume, More Poems, was released posthumously in 1936 by his brother as was an edition of Housman's Complete Poems in 1939. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman 2 copies
When I Was One-and-Twenty 2 copies
A morning with the royal family 2 copies
L'applicazione del pensiero alla critica del testo. Con estratti inediti dal Notebook X e uno scritto di Gian Biagio… (2022) 2 copies
Loveliest of Trees 2 copies
Loveliest of Trees 1 copy
Fragment of a Greek tragedy 1 copy
Selected Poems A. E. Housman 1 copy
Tales of the Gold Rush 1 copy
Bredon Hill {poem} 1 copy
Soldier, I wish you well : the military poems of A.E. Housman and the letters from Burma of G.H. Housman (2001) 1 copy
Digte 1 copy
Associated Works
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,059 copies
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 929 copies
Manilius: Astronomica (Loeb Classical Library No. 469) (English and Latin Edition) (1977) — Editor, some editions — 138 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 3: Intelligent Family Living (1967) — Contributor — 33 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 4: The World Around Us (1968) — Contributor — 29 copies
My brother, A.E. Housman : personal recollections together with thirty hitherto unpublished poems (1937) — Contributor — 17 copies
Ode to Boy: Vol. 2: An Anthology of Same-Sex Attraction in Literature from the 19th Century Through the First World War (2014) — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Housman, A. E.
- Legal name
- Housman, Alfred Edward
- Birthdate
- 1859-03-26
- Date of death
- 1936-04-30
- Burial location
- St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Fockbury, Worcestershire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Cambridge, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Bromsgrove, Hereford and Worcester, England, UK
Oxford, England, UK
London, England, UK
Cambridge, England, UK - Education
- St. John's College, Oxford (BA|1892)
- Occupations
- poet
classical scholar
university professor - Relationships
- Housman, Clemence (sister)
Symons, Katherine Elizabeth (sister)
Housman, Laurence (brother) - Organizations
- University College London
Trinity College, Cambridge University - Short biography
- English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
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I've been reading a lot lately about the First World War, so was moved to glance through Housman's minor masterpiece once again. My version is this flimsy International Pocket Library edition, bought new for only fifty cents more than fifty years ago. It's well-traveled, and looks it. Probably its most famous poem is "To an Athlete Dying Young."
Barely fifty pages, but there's much food for thought here. Very highly recommended.
- Tim Bazzet, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER… (more)