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G. Rostrevor (George Rostrevor) Hamilton
1888–1967
An English poet and critic whose work moved between wartime feeling, literary scholarship, and public service, he brought a classical eye to modern letters. He is especially remembered for poetry, criticism, and elegant anthologies drawn from Greek and Latin verse.
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Escape and fantasy : Poems
by G. Rostrevor (George Rostrevor) Hamilton
About the author
Born in 1888, George Rostrevor Hamilton was an English poet, critic, and civil servant. He studied at Oxford, and alongside his government career he built a literary reputation that ranged from original poetry to criticism and editorial work.
His writing was shaped by both classical learning and the experience of his time. He published war poetry connected with the First World War, later wrote literary criticism, and became known for anthologies such as The Latin Portrait and The Greek Portrait, which helped bring classical verse to a wider readership.
Hamilton was also recognized in public life: he became a Special Commissioner, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was knighted in 1951. He died in 1967, leaving behind a body of work that links scholarship, poetry, and a lifelong commitment to letters.