The 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to British-American poet Thomas Stearns Eliot "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry." Eliot is the fourth British recipient of
"for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry."
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The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature, is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, "in the field of
1948 Nobel Prize in Literature
…The 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to British-American poet Thomas Stearns Eliot (pen name, T. S. Eliot) (1888–1965) "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day…
In 1901, French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection, and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect."
Hemingway's telegram in 1954 (The academy has alternately used for Literature and in Literature over the years, the latter becoming the norm today.)
Spanish philologist Ramón Menéndez Pidal was never awarded despite the numerous nominations.
The Nobel diploma awarded to Hermann Hesse in 1946