Edwin Morgan

Colin Nicholson (University of Edinburgh)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.3: Scottish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), J. Derrick McClure (University of Aberdeen), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 27 Apr 1920
Died 17 Aug 2010
Activity c. 1956-c. 2010

Places

Born in Scotland
Active in Scotland

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Literary Critic/ Historian
Playwright / Dramatist
Poet
Translator

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Edwin Morgan was born in the Scottish city of Glasgow on April 27, 1920, the only child of socially conservative, church-going Presbyterian parents. He was unhappy as a schoolboy, toyed with the idea of leaving early to become a carpenter, but took bursary examinations to complete his schooling with three years at Glasgow High, where he became aware of his homosexuality and where he first started writing, winning prizes in his last school year for English composition, for French and for his prose and verse contributions to the school magazine. He enrolled at Glasgow University in 1937 and over the next two years published several pieces in

Glasgow University Magazine

, during which time undergraduate encounters with French symbolism and Russian futurism had a significant impact. Called up…

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Citation: Nicholson, Colin. "Edwin Morgan". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 October 2001; last revised 06 November 2018. [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3197, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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