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Charles G. D. Roberts
Canadian poet and prose writer (1860-1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts KCMG FRSC (January 10, 1860 ā November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer.[1] He was one of the first Canadian authors to be internationally known. He published various works on Canadian exploration and natural history, verse, travel books, and fiction."[2] He continued to be a well-known "man of letters" until his death.[3]
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Born | Charles George Douglas Roberts (1860-01-10)10 January 1860 Douglas, New Brunswick |
Died | 26 November 1943(1943-11-26) (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Citizenship | British subject |
Genre | poetry |
Literary movement | Confederation Poets, The Song Fishermen |
Notable works | Songs of the Common Day, The Book of the Rose, The Iceberg and other poems |
Notable awards | Knighthood (KCMG), FRSC, Lorne Pierce Medal |
Spouse | Mary Fenety, Joan Montgomery |
Besides his own body of work, Roberts has also been called the "Father of Canadian Poetry" because he served as an inspiration and a source of assistance for other Canadian poets of his time.[1][4]
Roberts, his cousin Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott are known as the Confederation Poets.[5] He also inspired a whole nationalist school of late 19th-century poets.[6]