James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 20 (1938) Winner
Edmund Kerchever Chambers
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Edmund Kerchever Chambers
Aliases:
E. K. Chambers / Sir Edmund Chambers
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1866-03-16 （West Ilsley, Berkshire）
- Died
- 1954-01-21 （Beer, Devon） age 87
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- West Ilsley, Berkshire → Eynsham, Oxfordshire → Beer, Devon
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, Shakespearean scholar, civil servant, theatre historian
- Active Years
- 1891-1954
- Affiliations
- Board of Education, Malone Society
- Memberships
- Malone Society, Athenaeum Club, British Academy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough College | — | Literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
Marlborough College
Literature
Country:
United Kingdom
Public school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Companion of the Order of the Bath | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1925 | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1938 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Samuel Taylor Coleridge: a biographical study | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
1912
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1925
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1938
Work:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: a biographical study
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Elizabethan Stage
1923 Theatre historyA four-volume standard resource on the history and conditions of English theatre in the Elizabethan era.
Renaissance theatreShakespearean era
The Mediaeval Stage
1903 Theatre historyComprehensive survey of medieval theatre, including interludes, folk drama, minstrelsy, and liturgical drama.
Medieval theatreFolk culture
William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems
1930 Biography and studyTwo-volume collection and analysis of evidence on Shakespeare's life and work.
ShakespeareBiography
Bibliography
- The History and Motives of Literary Forgeries (1891)
- Poems of John Donne (1896, editor)
- The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1898, editor)
- The Mediaeval Stage (1903)
- Early English Lyrics (1907, editor)
- Carmina Argentea (1918)
- The Elizabethan Stage (1923)
- Shakespeare: A Survey (1925)
- Arthur of Britain (1927)
- William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems (1930)
- The Oxford Book of Sixteenth Century Verse (1932, editor)
- The English Folk-play (1933)
- Sir Henry Lee (1936)
- Eynsham Under the Monks (1936)
- Sir Thomas Wyatt and Some Collected Studies (1937)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: a biographical study (1938)
- Shakespearean Gleanings (1941)
- English Literature at the Close of the Middle Ages (1945)
- Matthew Arnold (1947)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly prose based on detailed sourcesComprehensive historical surveys
- Recurring Motifs
- Theatre historyShakespeare studiesMedieval and Renaissance culture
Legacy
Renowned Shakespearean scholar whose four-volume 'The Elizabethan Stage' (1923) remains a standard resource. First president of the Malone Society and winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
Trivia
- First president of the Malone Society (1906-1939)
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner in the biography category