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Desmond Pacey

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Desmond Pacey

Aliases: William Cyril Desmond Pacey

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1917-05-01 （Dunedin, New Zealand）
Died
1975-07-04 （Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada） age 58
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Dunedin, New Zealand → England → Ontario, Canada → Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Career

Occupations
literary critic, author, university administrator
Active Years
1940-1975
Affiliations
University of New Brunswick English Department, University of New Brunswick
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Influenced
Fred Cogswell

Education

University of Toronto
English and Philosophy
Country: Canada
Undergraduate
University of Cambridge
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 1941
Country: United Kingdom
Doctorate

Awards

Lorne Pierce Medal
1972
Organization: Royal Society of Canada
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Creative Writing in Canada

1945 Literary Criticism

A Short History of English-Canadian Literature

Canadian Literature

Ten Canadian Poets

1958 Literary Criticism

A Group of Biographical and Critical Essays

Canadian Poets

Bibliography

  • Frederick Philip Grove (1945)
  • Creative Writing in Canada (1945)
  • Ten Canadian Poets (1958)
  • Ethel Wilson (1968)
  • Essays in Canadian Criticism, 1938–1968 (1969)
  • Hippity Hobo and the Bee and Other Verses for Children (1952)
  • The Picnic, and Other Stories (1958)

Legacy

Pioneer of Canadian literary criticism. Awarded Lorne Pierce Medal by Royal Society of Canada. Established English PhD programs at University of New Brunswick. Champion of social and environmental realism.

Archives

  • University of New Brunswick Archives

In Popular Culture

  • W.C. Desmond Pacey Memorial Lecture at UNB