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| Davis was born in ] and studied at ], where he co-edited a student magazine called ''Experiment'' with ]. He spent some time in ] during the 1930s. He was to stand as a communist candidate in the ] general election but the vote was cancelled because of the ]. | Davis was born in ] and studied at ], where he co-edited a student magazine called ''Experiment'' with ]. He spent some time in ] during the 1930s. He was to stand as a communist candidate in the ] general election but the vote was cancelled because of the ]. | ||
| He had a talent for friendship, and as well as Empson, he numbered ], ], ], ] and ] amongst his circle. At one stage he had ] declared his ward in an attempt to stop Lowry's drinking. | He had a talent for friendship, and as well as Empson, he numbered ], ], ], ] and ] amongst his circle. At one stage he had ] declared his ward in an attempt to stop Lowry's drinking. | ||
| Davis' poems were mostly published in ''avant-garde'' magazines and were not collected during his lifetime. His novels include ''Full Fathom Five'' (]) and ''The Papers of Andrew Melmoth '' (]). | Davis' poems were mostly published in ''avant-garde'' magazines and were not collected during his lifetime. His novels include ''Full Fathom Five'' (]) and ''The Papers of Andrew Melmoth '' (]). | ||
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Hugh Sykes Davis (1909-1984) was an English poet novelist and communist who was one of a small group of 1930s British surrealists.
Davis was born in Yorkshire and studied at Cambridge University, where he co-edited a student magazine called Experiment with William Empson. He spent some time in Paris during the 1930s. He was to stand as a communist candidate in the 1940 general election but the vote was cancelled because of the war.
He had a talent for friendship, and as well as Empson, he numbered T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards, Anthony Blunt, Wittgenstein and Salvador Dali amongst his circle. At one stage he had Malcolm Lowry declared his ward in an attempt to stop Lowry's drinking.
Davis' poems were mostly published in avant-garde magazines and were not collected during his lifetime. His novels include Full Fathom Five (1956) and The Papers of Andrew Melmoth (1960).
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