Wilfrid Gibson

James Bridges (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

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Born Oct 1878
Died 1962
Activity 1902-1950

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Born in England
Active in England

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Wilfrid Gibson was born in October 1878, the son of a Northumberland pharmacist. His early collections, for example –

The Queen's Vigil

(1902) and

The Golden Helm

(1903) – display an ornate medievalism, derived mainly from Pre-Raphaelitism. There was then a striking transition, in which Gibson found a voice that was very much his own. The poems in

Daily Bread

(1910) exhibit a strong degree of realism. Sympathetically portraying the struggles and miseries of ordinary working-class people, they engage with unemployment, poverty, illness, illegitimate birth, bereavement, and domestic violence.

Daily Bread

thus reflects the compassion that distinguishes Gibson's verse as a whole – especially with regard to workers and women. A collection written solely in dramatic format,

Daily Bread

is…

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Citation: Bridges, James. "Wilfrid Gibson". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4980, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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