Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1951) Winner
Edward Killoran Brown
エドワード・キロラン・ブラウン
Edowādo Kiloran Buraun
Aliases:
E. K. Brown
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-08-15 （Toronto, Ontario）
- Died
- 1951-04-24 （Chicago, Illinois） age 45
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Toronto → Winnipeg → Ithaca (Cornell University) → Chicago
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Literary critic, Editor
- Active Years
- 1926-1951
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, Cornell University, University of Chicago, Canadian Forum, University of Toronto Quarterly
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada
- Influenced
- Northrop Frye
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | Modern Languages | — | ~1926 | Canada |
University of Toronto
Modern Languages
Period:
~1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Canada
Governor-General's Medal for Modern Languages, scholarship to Sorbonne
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Governor General's Award | On Canadian Poetry | English-language non-fiction | Government of Canada | Winner |
| 1952 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | Winner |
Governor General's Award
1943
Work:
On Canadian Poetry
Category:
English-language non-fiction
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
Winner
Lorne Pierce Medal
1952
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
On Canadian Poetry
1943 Literary criticismThe first modern Canadian critic to establish a context for 19th- and 20th-century Canadian poetry, identifying major poets Archibald Lampman, Duncan Campbell Scott, and E. J. Pratt, and redefining the Confederation Poets.
Canadian PoetryLiterary HistoryPoet Reevaluation
Matthew Arnold: A Study in Conflict
1948 Literary criticismRhythm in the Novel
1950 Literary criticismWilla Cather: A Critical Biography
1953 Biography/CriticismBibliography
- E.M. Forster and the contemplative novel (1934)
- Edith Wharton, étude critique (1935)
- Studies in the Text of Matthew Arnold's Prose Works (1935)
- Swinburne: a centennial estimate (1937)
- On Canadian Poetry (1943)
- Matthew Arnold: A Study in Conflict (1948)
- Rhythm in the Novel (1950)
- Willa Cather: A Critical Biography (1953)
Translations by Author
- Carlyle (tr. Louis Cazamian, 1932)
- Balzac, Père Goriot and Eugénie Grandet (1946)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AnalyticalHistorically contextualCritically revisionist
Health
-
Cancer1950-1951Cause of death in 1951
Legacy
Influenced Canadian literature through On Canadian Poetry (1943), establishing standards for Canadian criticism. Northrop Frye called him 'the first critic to bring Canadian literature into its proper context.'
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada
Archives
- University of Toronto Archives, Edward Killoran Brown fonds
Trivia
- Served six months as speechwriter for Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King during 1941-1944.
- Wrote the 'Letters in Canada' column in University of Toronto Quarterly from 1936 to 1950, succeeded by Northrop Frye.
- Edited works of Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott.