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Sir John Betjeman, CBE (/ ˈ b ɛ tʃ ə m ən /; 28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture , helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition.
Sir John Betjeman CBE war ein britischer Dichter, Publizist und Journalist. Er gilt als der weitaus populärste Lyriker Großbritanniens im 20. Jahrhundert. Bekannt wurde er auch durch Fernseh- und Radiosendungen, in denen er sich für den Erhalt von Architekturdenkmalen des 19. Jahrhunderts einsetzte.
14. Jan. 2016 · Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was UK Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death, and became one of Britain’s best-loved poets of the twentieth century. When his Collected Poems was published in 1955, it was a bestseller. Below is our selection of Betjeman’s best poems, along with a short summary of each poem and a link to where you ...
15. Mai 2024 · John Betjeman (born August 28, 1906, London, England—died May 19, 1984, Trebetherick, Cornwall) was a British poet known for his nostalgia for the near past, his exact sense of place, and his precise rendering of social nuance, which made him widely read in England at a time when much of what he wrote about was rapidly vanishing.
John Betjeman, poet laureate of the United Kingdom from 1972 until his death in 1984, was known by many as a poet whose writing evoked a sense of nostalgia. He utilized traditional poetic forms, wrote with a light touch about public issues, celebrated classic architecture, and satirized much of…
Sir John Betjeman was a poet, broadcaster and journalist. He was the UK’s Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death in 1984. He was amongst the pre-eminent poets of the twentieth century, enthusing people about the value of Britain’s cities, landscapes and architecture, as well as producing many volumes of poetry, which sold in their ...
John Betjeman (1906-1984) achieved huge success during his lifetime and continues to retain his ‘National Treasure’ status more than twenty years after his death. His gift for comic writing, his dazzling technical abilities and his combination of eccentricity and Englishness are all key ingredients in his enduring popularity.
