Background

Barker, George Granville was born on February 26, 1913 in Essex, England. Son of George and Marion Frances (Taaffe) Barker.

Education

Student, Regents Street Polytechnic, London, 1929.

Career

Professor, of English Literature, Imperial Tohoku University, Japan 1939-1941. Lived in America 1941-1943. Returned to England 1944.

In Rome 1960-1965; Visiting Professor New York State University 1965. Visiting Professor, of Literature, University of Wisconsin 1971-1972, Florida Institute University 1974. Arts Fellow, York University 1966-1967.

Commonwealth.

Works

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  • Dover Thrift English Lit Books : A Midnight Summer Night's Dream / Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will / Dubliners / Northanger Abbey / Ghosts / Death in Venice / the Man Who Would Be King / Silas Marner

    (This offer includes 8 Dover Thrift Books: A Midnight Summ...)

  • The believers golden chain. A farewel sermon preached on Tuesday afternoon Sept. 15th, 1741. in the High-Church-Yeard of Glasgow, ... By ... George Whitefield.

    (The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration a...)

  • The believers golden chain. A farewel sermon, preached on Tuesday afternoon, September 15th, 1741. in the High-Church-Yard of Glasgow, ... By ... George Whitefield.

    (The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration a...)

  • A VISION OF BEASTS AND GODS (Six Poems of George Barker) for High Voice and Piano

    (Poet George Barker offered a great set of poems to motiva...)

  • The True Confession of George Barker

    (The first appearance of this long poem.)

  • The Dead Seagull

    (London 1950-1st Lehmann. Fiction. Fine in Good DJ, some t...)

  • Thirty Preliminary Poems
  • Alanna Autumnal
  • Calamiterror
  • Lament and Triumph
  • Sacred and Secular Elegies
  • Eros in dogma
  • A vision of beasts and gods
  • The True Confession of George Barker Key Poets 2
  • True Confession of George Barker. Key Poet 2..
  • THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF GEORGE BARKER
  • The View From a Blind I
  • Dream of a Summer Night
  • Runes and Rhymes and Tunes and Chimes
  • To Aylsham Fair
  • The Alphabetical Zoo
  • In Memory of David Archer
  • In memory of David Archer.
  • Dreams of a Summer Night (Signed First Edition)
  • Poems of Places and People

• Other Work

  • Author: 30 Preliminary Poems, 1933, Alanna Autumnal, 1933, Poems, 1935, Calamiterror, 1937, Lament and Triumph, 1940, Janus, 1940, Sacred and Secular Elegies, 1943, Eros in Dogma, 1944, News of the World, 1950, The Dead Seagull, 1950, A Vision of Beasts and Gods, 1954, The True Confession George Barker, 1957, (play) The View from Blind I, 1962, Dreams of a Summer Night, 1966, The Golden Chains, 1968, runes and Rhymes and Tunes and Chimes, 1970, To Aylsham Fair, 1970, When I Get up at Morning, 1970, Essays, 1970, Poems of Places and People, 1970, The Alphabetical Zoo, 1972, In Memory of David Archer, 1973, Dialogues etc, 1976.

Membership

Member society Authors of London, Poetry Society Oxford University (elected patron 1953).

Interests

• Painting, admiring architecture.

Connections

Married Jessica Woodward, November 1933. Children: Anthony, Anastasia (twins).

Father:

George Barker

Mother:

Marion Frances (Taaffe) Barker

Spouse:

Jessica Woodward

child:

Anthony Barker

child:

Anastasia Barker (twins)