Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1940) Winner
E. J. Pratt
エドウィン・ジェイ・プラット
Edwin J. Pratt
Aliases:
Edwin John Dove Pratt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1882-02-04 （Western Bay, Newfoundland Colony）
- Died
- 1964-04-26 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada） age 82
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Methodism
- Residence History
- Newfoundland → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- poet, university professor, minister
- Active Years
- 1909-1964
- Affiliations
- Victoria College, University of Toronto
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Collegiate | — | General studies | High School Diploma | 1901 | Canada |
| Victoria College, University of Toronto | Theology and Psychology | Theology | BA | 1904-1911 | Canada |
| Victoria College, University of Toronto | Divinity | Divinity | BD | 1911-1913 | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | Psychology | PhD | 1913-1917 | Canada |
Prince of Wales Collegiate
General studies
Degree:
High School Diploma
Period:
1901
Year of Graduation:
1901
Country:
Canada
Methodist College in St. John's, Newfoundland
Victoria College, University of Toronto
Theology and Psychology
/ Theology
Degree:
BA
Period:
1904-1911
Year of Graduation:
1911
Country:
Canada
Victoria College, University of Toronto
Divinity
/ Divinity
Degree:
BD
Period:
1911-1913
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
Canada
Bachelor of Divinity
University of Toronto
Psychology
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1913-1917
Year of Graduation:
1917
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Governor General's Award | The Fable of the Goats and Other Poems | 詩 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1940 | Governor General's Award | Brébeuf and his Brethren | 詩 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Governor General's Award | Towards the Last Spike | 詩 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1940 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1946 | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | — | — | King George VI | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1937
Work:
The Fable of the Goats and Other Poems
Category:
詩
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
1940
Work:
Brébeuf and his Brethren
Category:
詩
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
1952
Work:
Towards the Last Spike
Category:
詩
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
1940
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
1946
Organization:
King George VI
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Newfoundland Verse
1923 Narrative poetryPoetry collection reflecting Newfoundland life and sea tragedies.
seaNewfoundlandtragedy
Brébeuf and his Brethren
1940 Epic poemEpic on Jesuit missionaries to the Hurons.
missionariesmartyrdomCanadian history
Towards the Last Spike
1952 Epic poemEpic on the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
railway constructionCanadian historybattle with nature
Bibliography
- Rachel: a sea story of Newfoundland (1917)
- Newfoundland Verse (1923)
- The Witches' Brew (1925)
- Titans (1926)
- The Roosevelt and the Antinoe (1930)
- The Titanic (1935)
- The Fable of the Goats and Other Poems (1937)
- Brébeuf and his Brethren (1940)
- Dunkirk (1941)
- Still Life and Other Verse (1943)
- Towards the Last Spike (1952)
- Collected Poems (1958)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- narrativeprecise dictionevolutionary metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- seaevolutionterror of naturewar
Legacy
Foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the 20th century. Three-time Governor General's Award winner. Namesake of library and awards at University of Toronto.
Archives
- E.J. Pratt Library, Victoria University
In Popular Culture
- Commemorative stamp (1983)
Trivia
- Only poet to win the Governor General's Award for poetry three times.
- Former minister with a PhD in psychology.