Sir Charles G. D. Roberts | |
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| Born | Charles George Douglas Roberts 10 January 1860 Douglas, New Brunswick |
| Died | 26 November 1943 (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 |
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts KCMG FRSC (January 10, 1860 – 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]
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]
- ^ a b "Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943)". Canadian Poetry Archive. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Mitchell, Charlotte; Trotter, David, eds. (2002). "Charles G.D. Roberts". Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1986-0534-8.
- ^ Keith, W.J. (10 February 2008). "Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.
- ^ D.M.R. Bentley (11 December 2013). The Confederation Group of Canadian Poets, 1880-1897. University of Toronto Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4426-1768-1.
- ^ Ross, Malcolm (1960). "Introduction". Poets of the Confederation. Toronto, Ontario: McLelland and Stewart. p. vii.
- ^ "Sir Charles G.D. Roberts". 22 November 2023.