Hope, A.D. (Alec Derwent), 1907-2000

Poet and academic, Alex Derwent Hope was born in Cooma, N.S.W. and educated at Sydney University and Oxford University. In 1951 he was appointed first Professor of English at the Canberra University College. He held this position in the college and in its successor, the School of General Studies of the A.N.U. until his resignation in 1968. Since that time he has been Professor Emeritus and has concentrated on writing. His published works include The wandering islands (poems) 1955, Poems 1960, The cave and the spring (essays) 1965, Collected poems 1966, New Poems 1965-1969, Dunciad Minor 1970, A midsummer eve's dream 1970, Native companions 1974 and A late picking 1975.

From the description of Letters to Terese Simpson [manuscript]. 1985-[ca. 1990] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225831659

Alec Derwent Hope was born in Cooma, NSW, on 21 July 1907 and spent most of his childhood in rural New South Wales and Tasmania. He was educated at the University of Sydney and Oxford University. Hope worked as a psychologist with the New South Wales Dept. of Labour and Industry, as a Lecturer in Education and English at Sydney Teachers' College (1937-44) and as a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Melbourne (1945-51). In 1951 he was appointed the first Professor of English at the Canberra University College, holding this position until his retirement in 1968. Since this date, he has been Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. His published works include "The wandering islands" (1955), "Poems" (1960), "The cave and the spring" (essays, 1965), "Collected poems" (1966), "New Poems" (1965-1969). Hope was awarded the Robert Frost Award for Poetry and the Age Book Award in 1976, the Ingram Merrill Award for Literature (New York) in 1969, the Levinson Prize for Poetry (Chicago) in 1968, the Myer Award for Australian Literature (1967) and the Britannica Award for Literature in 1965. He was awarded an OBE in 1972 and AC in 1981.

From the description of Papers of Alec Derwent Hope [manuscript]. 1914-1991. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825884

A.D. Hope, poet and critic, was also an academic in the Canberra University College, the Sydney Teachers College and Melbourne University.

From the description of Letter : the Australian National University School of General Studies, to Sister M. Chanel, Ursuline Convent. 1966. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222661456

A.D. Hope is one of Australia's most distinguished poets, and one of the most recognized contemporary poets in English. His verse is characterized by intelligence and coherence, and he infuses traditional forms with new and surprising life.

From the description of Dunciad minimus : an heroic poem / by A.D. Hope ; profusely annotated by A.A.P. and A.P., 1950. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50574286