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Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling
Photograph from 1914
Personal information
Birth nameJoseph Rudyard Kipling
Birth date30 December 1865
Place of birthBombay, British India
Date of death18 January 1936(age 70)
NationalityBritish
OccupationShort story writer, novelist, poet, journalist
Notable worksThe Jungle Book
Just So Stories
Kim
If-
Gunga Din
InfluencedRobert A. Heinlein, Jorge Luis Borges, Roald Dahl
Awards
Nobel Prize In Literature
1907

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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 � 18 January 1936) was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. He was born in Bombay, British India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction, including The Jungle Book (1894) (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), Kim (1901) (a tale of adventure), many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888); and his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), and If- (1910). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works are said to exhibit "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author Henry James said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English language writer to receive the prize, and to date he remains its youngest recipient. Among other honours, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he declined.

Kipling's subsequent reputation has changed according to the political and social climate of the age and the resulting contrasting views about him continued for much of the 20th century. A young George Orwell called him a "prophet of British imperialism".

According to critic Douglas Kerr: "He is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled. But as the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognised as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced. That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with."

Rudyard Kipling Video

First look at the Football Manager 2008 Trailer. It's a re-write of the poem If by Rudyard Kipling. The game is released on PC and Mac from October the 19th, see footballmanager.net for more details.
1.90 min. | 4.8 user rating
A reading of my favourite poem -- If, by Rudyard Kipling. Please don't be too cruel, it's my first try at any of these things and my resources were limited. Thanks to Fondo (Sevilla Version) for the music.
1.75 min. | 4.75 user rating
Se (Lettera al figlio) Con questa lettera, datata 1910, Rudyard Kipling cercò di insegnare al figlio a distinguere fra il bene e il male Se riesci a conservare il controllo quando tutti Intorno a te lo perdono e te ne fanno una colpa; Se riesci ad aver fiducia in te quando tutti Ne dubitano, ma anche a tener conto del dubbio; Se riesci ad aspettare e non stancarti di aspettare, O se mentono a tuo riguardo, a non ricambiare in menzogne, O se ti odiano, a non lasciarti prendere dall'odio, E tuttavia a non sembrare troppo buono ea non parlare troppo saggio; Se riesci a sognare ea non fare del sogno il tuo padrone; Se riesci a pensare ea non fare del pensiero il tuo scopo; Se riesci a far fronte al Trionfo e alla Rovina E trattare allo stesso modo quei due impostori; Se riesci a sopportare di udire la verità che hai detto Distorta da furfanti per ingannare gli sciocchi O a contemplare le cose cui hai dedicato la vita, infrante, E piegarti a ricostruirle con strumenti logori; Se riesci a fare un mucchio di tutte le tue vincite E rischiarle in un colpo solo a testa e croce, E perdere e ricominciare di nuovo dal principio E non dire una parola sulla perdita; Se riesci a costringere cuore, tendini e nervi A servire al tuo scopo quando sono da tempo sfiniti, E a tener duro quando in te non resta altro Tranne la Volontà che dice loro: "Tieni duro!". Se riesci a parlare con la folla ea conservare la tua virtù, E a camminare con i Re senza perdere il contatto con la gente, Se non <b>...</b>
3.27 min. | 4.90 user rating
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream, and not make dreams your master; If you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to broken, and stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings and never breath a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you except the Will which says to them: "Hold on"; If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with kings, nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, and, which is more, you'll be a Man my son.
2.12 min. | 4.83 user rating
High resolution version of the Football Manager 2008 If trailer based on the poem from Rudyard Kipling.
1.92 min. | 4.90 user rating
Jungle Book, aka Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, is an American color 1942 action/adventure film based on the Rudyard Kipling novel, The Jungle Book. I'll show you the mysteries--the wonders of the jungle's savage heart! Teenager Mowgli, who was raised by wolves, appears in a village in India and is adopted by Messua. Mowgli learns human language and some human ways quickly, though keeping jungle ideas. Influential Merchant Buldeo is bigoted against 'beasts' including Mowgli; not so Buldeo's pretty daughter, whom Mowgli takes on a jungle tour where they find a treasure, setting the evil of human greed in motion. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color for the director's brother, Vincent Korda and creative partner Julia Heron. The Jungle Book Movie (1942) is in the Public Domain. You can download it freely at www.archive.org Director: Zoltan Korda Producer: Alexander Korda Writers: Rudyard Kipling (novel) and Laurence Stallings (adaptation) Original Music by Miklós Rózsa Cast: Sabu... Mowgli Joseph Calleia... Buldeo John Qualen... The barber Frank Puglia... The pundit Rosemary DeCamp... Messua (as Rosemary De Camp) Patricia O'Rourke... Mahala Ralph Byrd... Durga John Mather... Rao Faith Brook... English girl Noble Johnson... Sikh The Jungle Book 1942 Movie - Part One (1/11)
10.00 min. | 4.82 user rating
Bellissime immagini catturate casualmente dall'amico Luciano Bolentini nella casa dov'era ospitato in un'area all'interno di Bragança _ Parà _ Brasile, unite ad una ispirata poesia di Rudyard Kipling , una bella musica di sottofondo e la voglia di lanciare un messaggio ai miei figli Maurizio e Cristian ed ecco il video.......
4.52 min. | 4.93 user rating
How does one master the art of living? When can one say that the earth and everything in it is within one's grasp? When does a boy ever become a man? Rudyard Kipling provides the answers.
3.20 min. | 4.68 user rating
If you think the views expressed in this poem are admirable, you should consider what George Orwell said about Kipling: 4umi.com Also you could listen to Roger Whittaker, "I Don't Believe In 'If' Anymore" www.youtube.com Kipling wrote this poem for his son John then aged 12. Later he pulled strings to get John into the Great War, and John was killed in 1915. Later Kipling wrote this codicil about his son and all the other dead sons: : "If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied". Thus "If" does not represent Kipling's views. WARNING. WHAT FOLLOWS IS BRITISH HUMOUR. Some of my tastier friends from the underworld don't understand Kipling's archaic language, so I promised them a verse by verse translation. It should be read in parallel with the original. Keep schtum: admit nothing: the watchword is Plausible Deniability - okay that's two watchwords - they can't just say it : at the end of the day they have to prove it and produce evidence. Remember that witnesses can be bought or frightened off. Just stay cool and alert, sleep with one eye open and watch your back. Make like there's all the time in the world: eventually they'll run out of patience and make a mistake. If they tell lies about you and you can prove it, sue the bastards. Love your enemies because that really annoys them. Don't let on how smart you are. Pretend to be nice. Don't waste time on ideas that don't work out, be the first to recognise a lost cause. Remember, when the ship sinks the <b>...</b>
1.87 min. | 5.0 user rating
A reading of Kipling's popular poem of advice on how to be a man which should be taken with a pinch of salt. I recorded this poem again - try the video response.
2.00 min. | 4.62 user rating

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Miami Dolphins, fans celebrate Mandich, man of the people - Orlando Sentinel Tweet this news
Orlando Sentinel--Just over a century ago, -Rudyard Kipling- famously wrote about the rare ability to "walk with kings � nor lose the common touch." Kipling was probably more of a cricket fan, but the man who penned "If" - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 02:13:40 GMT+00:00
War and Its Discontents - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--Even those who, like -Rudyard Kipling-, did so much to rally patriotic support in 1914, faltered when their sons or brothers died. Kipling lost his only son, John, at Loos the next year and told an American friend to "thank G - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 23:32:05 GMT+00:00
Where tigers roam - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--Pench Tiger Reserve and its neighbourhood is the original setting of -Rudyard Kipling's- most famous work, The Jungle Book. This summer unravel the deep mysterious secrets of the forests and feel the wilderness and its charm. ... - Date : Mon, 02 May 2011 11:53:04 GMT+00:00
Elephants in the movies: top 10 - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk---Rudyard Kipling- originally created Hathi, a herd leader named after the Hindi word for elephant, for his 1894 story collection. Some 70 years later, the character was brilliantly transformed by the Disney creative team into an ill-tempe - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 17:04:19 GMT+00:00
Three Cups of Pee - CounterPunch Tweet this news
CounterPunch--and -Rudyard Kipling's- “civilize the savages with capitalism.” White man's burden meets microcredit, meets Starbucks fair trade, dark roast, and Eat Pray Love. To enhance his cultural cred, Mortenson often dresses in kameez pa - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 15:50:13 GMT+00:00
The nine tales of Tor Baz - Livemint Tweet this news
Livemint--It was -Rudyard Kipling- who was largely responsible for the myth-making about the clans of what was known as the North-West Frontier. His tales and poems of men who would be kings, Pashtun traders and barrack-room ballads spread the legend of . - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 15:18:30 GMT+00:00
On Rudyard Kipling and Protecting the Public - Dallas Morning News (blog) Tweet this news
Dallas Morning News (blog)--I recalled this poem by -Kipling-, a commentary on the way in which the British public looked down on their own army, that is, until they needed them in war. And it's a bit like the way some people view the police, an anno - Date : Wed, 04 May 2011 12:52:26 GMT+00:00
Back to school - University Press Tweet this news
University Press--The class recently read a poem by -Rudyard Kipling- called "White Man's Burden" and a short story about a British soldier's experience in World War I. What Saunders didn't expect, coming from a science ba - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:57:54 GMT+00:00
Masters champ keeps his wits - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun---Rudyard Kipling- penned those words. It's not certain whether he was ever a member at Augusta National, what with the secrecy thing and all, but it's a pretty good swing thought if you ever expect to win the Masters. Somewhere in t - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:53:51 GMT+00:00
'Forgotten battle' - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Opposing them was a group of early environmentalists, including poet -Rudyard Kipling-, the mother of a dead WWI soldier, a famous pilot and a walking group. The cliffs, which had stood for centuries through various conflicts, had a new enemy - - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:59:44 GMT+00:00

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