Thomas Caldwell

Thomas CaldwellInept anthologist of modern English poetry. Born Thomas Turlough Cullovin in London, Thomas Caldwell was the son of a Cavanman, Thomas Cullovin, who worked for H. M. Inland Revenue. In late 1921, Caldwell approached J. M. Dent & Sons with a proposal for an anthology of English verse. His Golden Book of Modern English Poetry went through several editions both before and after Caldwell's early death in 1924, not least because of his lack of editorial care. A. E. Housman complained of errors in the texts of his poems in the second edition; JJ's CM III appeared as "At That Hour" in the first edition with its second line, "O lonely watcher of the skies" , misquoted as "O lovely watcher of the skies" . The Golden Book of Modern English Poetry, 1870-1920 (London; Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1922), p. 310. JJ disappeared from the second, revised edition of 1923. The anthology was reissued in 1935 as part of Everyman's Library. Ronan Crowley托马斯·考德威尔（Thomas Caldwell）是一位不称职的现代英语诗歌选集编纂者。他本名托马斯·图拉夫·卡洛夫林（Thomas Turlough Cullovin），生于伦敦，父亲为爱尔兰卡文郡人托马斯·卡洛夫林（Thomas Cullovin），任职于英国皇家税务局（H. M. Inland Revenue）。1921年末，考德威尔向J. M. 登特父子出版公司（J. M. Dent & Sons）提交了一份英语诗歌选集的编纂方案。其编纂的《1870-1920年现代英语诗歌金集》在1924年考德威尔早逝前后历经多次再版，究其根本，很大程度上正是源于其编纂时的粗疏失察。A. E. 豪斯曼（A. E. Housman）曾在第二版中投诉其诗作文本存在讹误；JJ的CM III在初版中以《彼时》（"At That Hour"）为题收录，其第二句"O lonely watcher of the skies"被误引为"O lovely watcher of the skies"。该作品信息出自《1870-1920年现代英语诗歌金集》（伦敦；多伦多：J. M. 登特父子出版公司，1922年）第310页。1923年的修订第二版中，JJ的相关作品被移除。该选集于1935年作为《人人文库》（Everyman's Library）的系列出版物再版。——罗南·克劳利（Ronan Crowley）