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第14回（1935年） Nominee
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第16回（1937年） Nominee
Constance Mayfield Rourke
コンスタンス・メイフィールド・ラウルク
Constance Mayfield Rourke
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1885-11-14 （Cleveland, Ohio, United States）
- 死没
- 1941-03-29 （Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States） 55歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Historian, Folklorist, Educator
- 活動期間
- 1903年〜1941年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Van Wyck Brooks, Traditions of American folklore and popular culture
- 影響を与えた人物
- Michael Denning, Greil Marcus, American studies (the academic field)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar College | — | English / Social criticism | — | 1903–1907 | United States |
| University of Paris (Sorbonne) | — | Studies in education and literary criticism | — | — | France |
Vassar College
English / Social criticism
期間:
1903–1907
卒業年:
1907
国:
United States
Studied social criticism; later returned to teach at Vassar
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Studies in education and literary criticism
国:
France
Studied in Europe including the Sorbonne (short-term study)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Newbery Honor | Audubon | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1935 | Newbery Honor | Davy Crockett | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
Newbery Honor
1937
対象作品:
Audubon
主催:
American Library Association
結果:
受賞
Newbery Honor
1935
対象作品:
Davy Crockett
主催:
American Library Association
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
American Humor: A Study of the National Character
1931年 Cultural history / CriticismA study of American popular culture and humor as formative elements of national character. Traces figures like the Yankee peddler, the backwoodsman, and the black minstrel, arguing that laughter played a role in leveling social obstacles.
HumorPopular cultureNational character
Davy Crockett
1934年 Biography (children's)A biography of Davy Crockett drawing on American folklore and biographical sources, presented in an accessible form for younger readers.
FrontierFolk traditionHeroic narrative
Audubon
1936年 Biography (children's)A biography of John James Audubon that includes insights into natural history and visual culture; it was recognized and honored as a children's biography.
Natural historyBiographyRepresentation
Trumpets of Jubilee
1927年 Criticism / Cultural historyAn early collection of cultural-historical essays focusing on popular expressions and performance culture in America.
PerformancePopular expression
Troupers on the Gold Coast (The Rise of Lotta Crabtree)
1928年 Biography / Theatre historyA biographical study charting the rise of Lotta Crabtree within 19th-century theatre and popular entertainment.
Theatre historyPopular entertainment
Charles Sheeler: Artist in the American Tradition
1938年 Art criticism / BiographyA study of photographer-painter Charles Sheeler and his place within American art traditions.
ArtModernism
全著作
- Trumpets of Jubilee (1927)
- Troupers on the Gold Coast / The Rise of Lotta Crabtree (1928)
- American Humor: A Study of the National Character (1931)
- Davy Crockett (1934)
- Audubon (1936)
- Charles Sheeler: Artist in the American Tradition (1938)
- The Roots of American Culture (edited, 1942; posthumous)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Interdisciplinary cultural-historical analysisCritical essayistic and expository proseFolkloristic approach
- 頻出モチーフ
- Popular humorJacksonian-era entertainment scenesFolk character types (peddler, backwoodsman, minstrel)
評価・遺産
Constance Rourke made significant contributions to the study of American popular culture and folklore. Her seminal American Humor remained influential in cultural history, though her prominence waned after mid-20th century; recent decades have seen some revival and reassessment.
記念館・博物館
- Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (honoree entry) Michigan, United States 2004年開館
関連学会
- American studies
- Folklore scholarship communities
資料所蔵先
- Library of Congress (author record)
- Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame (honoree materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Reissue of American Humor (2004) prompted renewed interest among cultural critics
引用
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For years critics lamented the absence of an American folklore... But our folklore is now seen to be abundant.
出典: Constance Rourke, American Humor (excerpt) (1931年) -
To her, too, the songs and sayings, the ballads, the boasts, and the brashness of farmer, lumberjack, or wandering worker were something worthy of preservation.
出典: The New York Times (obituary) (1941年)
豆知識
- Audubon and Davy Crockett received Newbery Honor distinctions.
- Worked on the Index of American Design under the Federal Art Project in the 1930s.
- Taught English at Vassar College from 1910 to 1915.
- Died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a fall in 1941.
- Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2004.