Joseph Conrad and the Arts of His Time
edited-collection · First published 2026
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Robert Gavin Hampson Books in Order
Robert Gavin Hampson (born 1948) is a British poet, literary critic, and literary scholar. He is Professor Emeritus at Royal Holloway, University of London, and is known for his extensive work on Joseph Conrad, contemporary innovative poetry, and British modernism. His publications include poetry collections, critical monographs, a critical biography of Conrad, and edited collections on Conrad, Ford Madox Ford, and modern poetry.
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Joseph Conrad
Accessible critical biography and introduction to Hampson's major scholarly subject.
Assembled Fugitives: Selected Poems 1973-1998
Broad selection representing Hampson's early and middle poetry.
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Books by series
book-series · ongoing
Critical Lives
Reaktion Books series of concise critical biographies of major cultural figures.
- 1 Joseph Conrad
Book 1 · critical-biography · 2020
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Poetry (21)
- Degrees of Addiction
poetry-collection · 1975
- How Nell Scored
poetry-collection · 1976
- A Necessary Displacement
poetry-collection · 1978
- A Feast of Friends
poetry-collection · 1982
- A City at War
poetry-collection · 1985
- Nevsky Prospekt
poetry-collection · 1988
- a human measure
poetry-collection · 1989
- Unicorns: 7 Studies in Velocity
poetry-collection · 1989
- Dingo
poetry-collection · 1994
- Seaport: interim edition
poetry-collection · 1995
- higher densities: a new hampshire sampler
poetry-collection · 1996
- Assembled Fugitives: Selected Poems 1973-1998
poetry-collection · 2001
- C for Security
poetry-collection · 2001
- Pentimento
poetry-collection · 2005
- an explanation of colours
poetry-collection · 2010
- The Long View
poetry-collection · 2011
- out of sight
poetry-collection · 2012
- Reworked Disasters
poetry-collection · 2013
- Liverpool (Hugs &) Kisses
poetry-collection · 2015
- sonnets 4 sophie
poetry-collection · 2015
- covodes 1-19
poetry-chapbook · 2021
Edited works (10)
- Conrad and Theory
edited-collection · 1998
- Ford Madox Ford: A Re-Appraisal
edited-collection · 2002
- Frank O'Hara Now: New Essays on the New York Poet
edited-collection · 2010
- Clasp: Late Modernist Poetry in London in the 1970s
edited-collection · 2016
- Conrad and Language
edited-collection · 2016
- The Allen Fisher Companion
edited-collection · 2020
- The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe
edited-collection · 2022
- pertinent actions: poetic practice anthology
edited-anthology · 2023
- Conrad's Cultural Legacy
edited-collection · 2024
- Joseph Conrad and the Arts of His Time
edited-collection · 2026
Other (4)
- Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity
critical-monograph · 1992
Through attention to incidents of betrayal and self-betrayal in his fiction, this book traces the development of Conrad's conception of identity through the three phases of his career: the self in isolation, the self in society and the…
- Cross-Cultural Encounters in Joseph Conrad's Malay Fiction
critical-monograph · 2000
- Conrad's Secrets
critical-monograph · 2012
- Joseph Conrad, Cosmopolitanism and Transnationalism
critical-monograph · 2023
Frequently asked questions about Robert Gavin Hampson
Who is Robert Hampson?
Robert Hampson is a British poet, literary scholar, and critic known for innovative poetry and internationally recognized scholarship on Joseph Conrad. He is Professor Emeritus of English at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Where did Robert Hampson study, and what has his academic career included?
He earned his BA and PhD from King's College London and his MA from the University of Toronto, supported by a Commonwealth Scholarship. He was Professor of Modern Literature at Royal Holloway from 2000 to 2016 and is now emeritus there.
Why is Robert Hampson important in Joseph Conrad studies?
Hampson is recognized for influential research on Conrad’s identity, cross-cultural encounters, secrecy, cosmopolitanism, and transnationalism. His scholarship has been described by Royal Holloway as having an international reputation in Conrad studies.
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Which writers and thinkers influenced Robert Hampson's poetry?
Hampson has identified Frank O’Hara and John James as important early poetic influences, while Charles Olson, Walter Benjamin, and Roland Barthes influenced his thinking in the 1970s. His work also developed through engagement with collage, montage, fragmentation, and experimental poetics.
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What awards has Robert Hampson received, and what is his broader legacy?
He received the Joseph Conrad Society of America’s Ian P. Watt Prize for Excellence in Conrad Scholarship in 2017 and the Adam Gillon Book Award for Conrad’s Secrets. His broader legacy includes mentoring poets and helping sustain experimental-poetry teaching and research at Royal Holloway.
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