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Barber is the author of three volumes of poetry. ''Material'' (2008), was a [[Poetry Book Society]] recommendation.<ref name="auto1"/> Its title poem, which also appears in the [[Faber and Faber|Faber]] anthology ''Poems of the Decade'' (2015), is in England's school sixth-form syllabus as of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/News/A%20level%20news/Amendment-letter-a-level-english-literature-poem-of-decade.pdf |title=Amendment to GCE AS and A level English Literature, Prescribed texts – Poems of the Decade |date=2017-01-04 |website=pearson.com |publisher=Pearson |access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref> |
Barber is the author of three volumes of poetry. ''Material'' (2008), was a [[Poetry Book Society]] recommendation.<ref name="auto1"/> Its title poem, which also appears in the [[Faber and Faber|Faber]] anthology ''Poems of the Decade'' (2015), is in England's school sixth-form syllabus as of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/News/A%20level%20news/Amendment-letter-a-level-english-literature-poem-of-decade.pdf |title=Amendment to GCE AS and A level English Literature, Prescribed texts – Poems of the Decade |date=2017-01-04 |website=pearson.com |publisher=Pearson |access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref> One of her poems, ''Alpine Letter'', is used in GCSE English Literature (Unseen Poetry), causing particular pain and misery to students resulting in her facing numerous assassination attempts. |
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Revision as of 16:48, 6 February 2021
Dr Ros Barber | |
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| Born | 1964 |
| Occupation | novelist, poet, academic |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable work | The Marlowe Papers |
| Notable awards | Desmond Elliott Prize, Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, Hoffman Prize |
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Rosalind Barber[1] (born 1964) is an English novelist and poet.[2] She is a university lecturer in English.
Academia
Ros Barber is currently a lecturer in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.[3]
She has a BSc in Biology, an MA in creative writing, the arts and education, and a PhD in English literature, all from the University of Sussex, near Brighton. She also has an Open University BA in English literature and philosophy.[4] She has worked as a computer programmer.[5] Barber has won the Hoffman Prize in 2011, 2014 and 2018.[6][7][1]
Novels
Barber's first novel, The Marlowe Papers (2012), is written in blank verse. Barber is a Marlovian,[8] and in the book Marlowe's "death" is a ruse and he writes plays under Shakespeare's name. The book won the Desmond Elliott Prize[9] and the Authors' Club First Novel Award.[10] Her second novel, Devotion (2015),[11] was shortlisted for the Encore Award.[12]
She made an appearance at the Brighton Fringe in 2012.[13][14] Her own stage adaptation of The Marlowe Papers was performed in 2016.[15]
Poetry
Barber is the author of three volumes of poetry. Material (2008), was a Poetry Book Society recommendation.[12] Its title poem, which also appears in the Faber anthology Poems of the Decade (2015), is in England's school sixth-form syllabus as of 2017.[16] One of her poems, Alpine Letter, is used in GCSE English Literature (Unseen Poetry), causing particular pain and misery to students resulting in her facing numerous assassination attempts.
Bibliography
Novels
- The Marlowe Papers (2012)
- Devotion (2015)
Poetry
- How Things Are On Thursday (2004)
- Not the Usual Grasses Singing (2005)
- Material (2008)
Stage
- The Marlowe Papers (2016)
Non-fiction
- 30 Second Shakespeare (2015)
References
- ^ a b "The Calvin & Rose G Hoffman Prize winners". The King's School, Canterbury. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Forward Arts. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Goldsmiths page. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Goldsmiths College site. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Masters, Tim (28 June 2013). "Author faced 'hostility' over book". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "THE MARLOWE PAPERS by Ros Barber | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Hoffman Prize Winners". The Marlowe Society. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Nicholl, Charles (25 January 2013). "Exiting the Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
Dr. Barber is a "Marlovian," not only in the generic and beneficial sense of being an admirer of Marlowe, but in the more specific and, some will say, more tiresome sense of being a believer in the theory that Marlowe wrote the plays of Shakespeare.
- ^ Masters, Tim (27 June 2013). "The Marlowe Papers wins Desmond Elliott Prize". BBC News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Ros Barber – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Feay, Suzi (19 August 2015). "Devotion by Ros Barber review – the conflict between religion and science". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ a b McLoughlin, Nigel (2016). The Portable Poetry Workshop. Macmillan Publishers. pp. viii. ISBN 978-1-137-60596-2. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Author's page. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Staged Marlowe Papers. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Amendment to GCE AS and A level English Literature, Prescribed texts – Poems of the Decade" (PDF). pearson.com. Pearson. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
External links
- Staff page at Goldsmiths, University of London
- Ros Barber at Royal Literary Fund
- Material Poem Analysis and Commentary
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