Richard Aldington (8 July 1892 – 27 July 1962), born Edward Godfree Aldington, was an English writer and poet, and an early associate of the Imagist movement. He was married to the poet Hilda Doolittle (H. D.) from 1911 to 1938. His 50-year writing career covered poetry, novels, criticism and biography. He edited The Egoist, a literary journal, and wrote for The Times Literary Supplement, Vogue, The Criterion and Poetry. His biography of Wellington (1946) won him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His contacts included writers like T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, W. B. Yeats, Lawrence Durrell and C. P. Snow. He championed Hilda Doolittle as the major poetic voice of the Imagist movement and helped her work gain international notice. Early life and marriage Aldington was born in Portsmouth, the eldest of four children and the son of a solicitor. Both his parents wrote and published books, and their home held a
Richard Aldington (8 de julio de 1892 – 27 de julio de 1962), nacido Edward Godfree Aldington, fue un escritor y poeta inglés, y un primer asociado del movimiento Imagist. Se casó con la poeta Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) de 1911 a 1938. Su carrera de escritura de 50 años abarcó poesía, novelas, crítica y biografía. Editó The Egoist, una revista literaria, y escribió para The Times Literary Supplement, Vogue, The Criterion and Poetry. Su biografía de Wellington (1946) le ganó el James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Sus contactos incluyeron escritores como T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, W. B. Yeats, Lawrence Durrell y C. P. Snow. Fue el campeón de Hilda Doolittle como la principal voz poética del movimiento Imagist y ayudó a su trabajo a ganar notoriedad internacional.