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Anne (Barbara) Ridler (née Bradby)

Born in Rugby, Warwickshire, 30 July 1912. Educated at Downe House School; King's College, London, diploma in journalism 1932. Married Vivian Ridler in 1938; two sons and two daughters. Member of Editorial department, Faber and Faber publishers, London, 1935-40. Recipient: Oscar Blumenthal prize, 1954, and Union League Civic and Arts Foundation prize, 1955 (Poetry,Chicago)

Stage Works

1. Cain (produced 1943). 1943.
2. The Shadow Factory: A Nativity Play (produced 1945). 1946.
3. Henry Bly (produced 1947)
4. The Mask, and The Missing Bridegroom (produced 1951).
5. The Trial of Thomas Cranmer, music by Bryan Kelly (produced 1956). 1956.
6. The Departure, music by Elizabeth Maconchy (produced 1961)
7. Who Is My Neighbour? (produced 1961)
8. The Jesse Tree: A Masque in Verse, music by Elizabeth Maconchy (produced 1970). 1972.
9. Rosinda, translation of the libretto by Faustini, music by Cavalli (produced 1973).
10. Orfeo, translation of the libretto by Striggio, music by Monteverdi (produced 1975). 1975; revised edition, 1981.
11. Eritrea, translation of the libretto by Faustim, music by Cavalli (produced 1975). 1975.
12. The King of the Golden River, music by Elizabeth Maconchy (produced 1975).
13. The Return of Ulysses, translation of the libretto by Badoaro, music by Monteverdi (produced 1978)
14. The Lambton Worm, music by Robert Sherlaw Johnson (produced 1978). 1979.
15. Orontea, translation of the libretto by Cicognini, music by Cesti (produced 1979).
16. Agrippina, translation of the libretto by Grimani, music by Handel (produced 1982).
17. La Calisto, translation of the libretto by Faustim, music by Cavalli (produced 1984).
18. Cosi fan Tutte, translation of the libretto by da Ponte, music by Mozart (produced 1986; broadcast, 1988). 1987.
19. Don Giovanni, translation of the libretto by da Ponte, music by Mozart (produced 1990).
20. The Marriage of Figaro, translation of the libretto by da Ponte, music by Mozart (produced 1991).
21. The Coronation of Poppea, translation of the libretto by Busenello, music by Monteverdi (produced 1992)

TELEVISION PLAY:

• Cosi fan Tutte, 1988.

VERSE

1. Poems. 1939.
2. A Dream Observed and Other Poems. 1941.
3. The Nine Bright Shiners. 1943.
4. The Golden Bird and Other Poems. 1951.
5. A Matter of Life and Death. 1959.
6. Selected Poems. 1961.
7. Some Time After and Other Poems. 1972.
8. Italian Prospect: Six Poems. 1976.
9. Dies Natalist: Poems of Birth and Infancy. 1980.
10. Ten Poems, with E.J. Scovell. 1984.
11. New and Selected Poems. 1988.

OTHER

• Olive Willis and Downe House: An Adventure in Education. 1967.
• A Victorian Family Postbag. 1988.
• Profitable Wonders: Aspects of Thomas Traherne, with A.M. Allchin and Julia Smith. 1989.
• Editor, Shakespeare Criticism 1919-1935. 1936.
• Editor, A Little Book of Modern Verse. 1941.
• Editor, Time Passes and Other Poems, by Walter de la Mare. 1942.
• Editor, Best Ghost Stories. 1945.
• Editor, The Faber Book of Modern Verse, revised edition. 1951.
• Editor, The Image of the City and Other Essays, by Charles Williams. 1958.
• Editor, Selected Writings, by Charles Williams. 1961.
• Editor, Shakespeare Criticism 1935-1960. 1963.
• Editor, Poems and Some Letters, by James Thomson. 1963.
• Editor, Thomas Traherne: Poems, Centuries, and Three Thanksgivings. 1966.
• Editor, with Christopher Bradby, Best Stories of Church and Clergy. 1966.
• Editor, Selected Poems of George Darley. 1979.
• Editor, The Poems of William Austin. 1983.
• Editor, A Victorian Family Postbag. 1988.
• Editor, A Measure of English Poetry: Critical Essays. 1991.

MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: Eton College Library, Buckinghamshire.

CRITICAL STUDY:

The Christian Tradition in Modern British Verse Drama by William V. Spanos, 1967.