Marjorie Boulton facts for kids
Marjorie Boulton (born May 7, 1924 – died August 30, 2017) was a talented British writer and poet. She wrote in two languages: her native English and also Esperanto, a language created to help people from different countries communicate easily.
Her Life and Studies
Marjorie Boulton went to Somerville College, Oxford, a famous university. There, she studied English and was taught by two very well-known authors, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. You might know them from their fantasy books like The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings!
After her studies, Marjorie taught English literature for many years. She even became the principal (the head) of a college. Later, she decided to focus completely on her research and writing. She was even considered for a very important writing award called the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008.
Writing in Esperanto
Marjorie Boulton learned Esperanto in 1949. She became a very famous writer in this language. She was also the president of two Esperanto groups, Kat-amikaro and ODES. This shows how dedicated she was to the language and its community.
Her Books
Marjorie Boulton wrote many books. One of her important books was Zamenhof: Creator of Esperanto, published in 1960. This book tells the story of L. L. Zamenhof, the person who created the Esperanto language.
She also wrote a popular series of books called "The Anatomy of..." These books helped students understand different types of writing. Some titles include:
- The Anatomy of Poetry (1953)
- The Anatomy of Prose (1954)
- The Anatomy of Drama (1960)
- The Anatomy of Language (1968)
- The Anatomy of the Novel (1975)
- The Anatomy of Literary Studies (1980)
Her very first book was a collection of poems called Preliminaries: Poems (1949). Later, she wrote more poetry and short stories, but these were in Esperanto. She also wrote other books like Saying What We Mean (1959), Words in Real Life (1965), and Reading in Real Life (1971).
Marjorie Boulton also translated a famous Indian poem called MADHUSALA by Harivansh Rai Bachchan into English.
