Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard
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born Dec. 30, 1865, Bombay, India
died Jan. 18, 1936, London, Eng.
Indian-born British novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
The son of a museum curator, he was reared in England but returned to India as a journalist. He soon became famous for volumes of stories, beginning with
Plain Tales from the Hills (1888; including "The Man Who Would Be King"), and later for the poetry collection
Barrack-Room Ballads (1892; including "Gunga Din" and "Mandalay"). His poems, often strongly rhythmic, are frequently narrative ballads. During a residence in the U.S., he published a novel,
The Light That Failed (1890); the two
Jungle Books (1894, 1895), stories of the wild boy Mowgli in the Indian jungle that have become children's classics; the adventure story
Captains Courageous (1897); and
Kim (1901), one of the great novels of India. He wrote six other volumes of short stories and several other verse collections. His children's books include the famous
Just So Stories (1902) and the fairy-tale collection
Puck of Pook's Hill (1906). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. His extraordinary popularity in his own time declined as his reputation suffered after World War I because of his widespread image as a jingoistic imperialist.
Rudyard Kipling.
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Kipling, (Joseph)Rudyard — Kip·ling (kĭpʹlĭng), (Joseph) Rudyard. 1865 1936. British writer whose major works, including the short story “The Man Who Would Be King” (1889), a collection of children s stories, The Jungle Book (1894), and the novel Kim (1901), are set in… … Universalium
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard — (1865–1936) A note British poet and author, Rudyard Kipling is now somewhat inaccurately remembered as an uncritical propagandist of imperialism. Kipling was born in India to English parents. He was left alone in England from the age of six,… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard — (1865 1936) He was born in Bombay (Mumbai), India, where his father was curator of the Lahore museum. From the age of six to eleven he was fostered at Southsea, England, and his education was mainly at the United Services College at Westward… … British and Irish poets
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Joseph Rudyard Kipling — Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling [ˈdʒəʊzɪf ˈɹʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ] (* 30. Dezember 1865 in Bombay; † 18. Januar 1936 in London) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der 1907 den … Deutsch Wikipedia
Joseph Rudyard Kipling — noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865 1936) • Syn: ↑Kipling, ↑Rudyard Kipling • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Rudyard Kipling — Joseph Rudyard Kipling [ˈdʒəʊzɪf ˈɹʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ] (* 30. Dezember 1865 in Bombay; † 18. Januar 1936 in London) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der 190 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Literaturnobelpreis 1907: Joseph Rudyard Kipling — Der Brite erhielt den Nobelpreis für die in seinen Werken innewohnende Stärke in Auffassung und Schilderungskunst. Biografie Joseph Rudyard Kipling, * Bombay (Indien) 30. 12. 1865, ✝ London 18. 1. 1936; ab 1871 Erziehung in England in zwei … Universal-Lexikon
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Rudyard Kipling — noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865 1936) • Syn: ↑Kipling, ↑Joseph Rudyard Kipling • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Rudyard Kipling … Useful english dictionary
