David Jones

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David Jones was a British poet and painter renowned for his modernist war poetry and artworks reflecting his experiences in World War I.

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David Jones canonical 2
David Robert Jones 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British poet
modernist writer
painter
person
war poet
artForm engraving
painting
associatedWith Ditchling community of artists and craftsmen
Eric Gill
awarded Hawthornden Prize
awardFor In Parenthesis
birthDate 1895-11-01
birthPlace Brockley, Kent, England
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1974-10-28
educatedAt Camberwell School of Art
Westminster School of Art
era 20th century
genre modernist poetry
war poetry
hasGender male
influencedBy Christian theology
Welsh culture
World War I experiences
knownFor long modernist poem "In Parenthesis"
modernist war poetry
paintings inspired by World War I
poem "The Anathemata"
language English
militaryUnit Royal Welch Fusiliers
movement Modernism
name David Jones
nationality British
notableWork In Parenthesis
The Anathemata
occupation engraver
painter
poet
placeOfDeath Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
linked to: Harpenden
religion Roman Catholicism
servedIn British Army
style complex allusive modernist style
subjectOfArt mythological themes
religious themes
war scenes

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Alexandria Zahra Jones fatherBirthName David Robert Jones
linked to: David Jones
Ditchling hasNotableResident David Jones