Frederick Guy Butler
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Frederick Guy Butler (b 21 January 1918 in Cradock, Eastern Cape South Africa - 26 April 2001, Grahamstown, South Africa) was a South African poet and writer.
He was born and educated in the Eastern Cape town of Cradock. He attended Rhodes University and received his MA in 1938. After marrying Jean Satchwell in 1940 he left South Africa to fight in the Second World War. After the war, he attended Oxford University, graduating in 1947. He returned to South Africa, eventually returning to Rhodes University to take up a post as Professor and Head of English. He remained there until his retirement in 1987.
His sister, Dorothy Eyre Murray (nee Butler), was also a poet.
His plays include the following:
- The Dam
- The Dove Returns
- Demea
- Richard Gush of Salem
- Take Root or Die
- Cape Charade
- Kaatjie Kekkelbek
His books of poetry include:
- Stranger to Europe
- South of the Zambezi
- Selected Poems
- Songs and Ballads
- Oxford Book of South African Verse (1959)
His autobiographical books are:
- Karoo Morning
- Bursting World
- A Local Habitation
References
- [1] Obituary, The Independent, 3 May 2001
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