Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 54 (1975) Nominee
Elizabeth Marie Pope
エリザベス・マリー・ポープ
Erizabesu Marī Pōpu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1917-05-01 （Washington, D.C., USA）
- Died
- 1992-08-04 （Biddeford, Maine, USA） age 75
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- academic, writer, teacher
- Active Years
- 1944-1982
- Affiliations
- Mills College
- Memberships
- American Association of University Professors, Renaissance Society, Mediaeval Society of America, Society for Creative Anachronism
- Influenced By
- John Milton, William Shakespeare
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College | — | English | B.A. | 1936-1940 | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | English | Ph.D. | 1940-1944 | United States |
Bryn Mawr College
English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1936-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
United States
Johns Hopkins University
English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1940-1944
Year of Graduation:
1944
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Newbery Honor | The Perilous Gard | — | American Library Association | ニューベリー・オナー（Newbery Honor） |
Newbery Honor
1975
Work:
The Perilous Gard
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
ニューベリー・オナー（Newbery Honor）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Sherwood Ring
1958 Young adult, historical fictionA mystery-like story linking two eras; a young-adult novel about family connections and the past.
family tiespast and present intersectionsfolklore
The Perilous Gard
1974 Young adult, historical fantasyAn imaginative retelling of the ballad of Tam Lin set in 16th-century England, featuring a strong young heroine, Kate, and themes of pagan survivals confronting Christianity.
folklore and legendconflict between paganism and Christianitycoming of age and independence
Paradise Regained: The Tradition and the Poem
1947 literary criticism, non-fictionA scholarly study of Milton's Paradise Regained, discussing the poem's relation to literary tradition.
Milton studiesrelationship between poem and tradition
Bibliography
- The Sherwood Ring, 1958
- Paradise Regained: The Tradition and the Poem, 1947
- The Perilous Gard, 1974
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- historical re-creationdeep interest in myth and folklorepoetic and erudite prose
- Recurring Motifs
- legends and folklorereligious vs. pagan tensionsindependent female protagonists
Health
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leg disability (wore a heavy brace on one leg in later years)晩年Required mobility assistance in teaching in later years but continued academic work.
Legacy
Elizabeth Marie Pope is regarded both as a writer of historical young-adult fiction and a scholar of literature; she received a Newbery Honor for The Perilous Gard and was known as a longtime college professor and Milton/Shakespeare scholar.
Academic Societies
- American Association of University Professors
- Renaissance Society
- Mediaeval Society of America
- Society for Creative Anachronism
Archives
- Library of Congress
- Mills College archives (possible holdings)
Quotes
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The fact is that on the mythological level modern man has actually achieved what he is only beginning to dream of on the political level – a real coming together of races and nations.
Source: “1958 Mythology and the Modern Mind”, Mills Quarterly (1958)
Trivia
- Taught English at Mills College for 38 years and retired in 1982.
- Received a Newbery Honor for The Perilous Gard (1975).
- Known academically as a scholar of Milton and Shakespeare.