Robert Frost Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1930) Winner
George Edward Woodberry
ジョージ・エドワード・ウッドベリー
George Edward Woodberry
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1855-05-12 （Beverly, Massachusetts, United States）
- Died
- 1930-01-02 （Boston, Massachusetts, United States） age 74
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Summers in Beverly, Massachusetts → Winters in Boston, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, poet, professor, editor
- Active Years
- 1877-1930
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska (acting Professor of English and History), Columbia University (Professor of Comparative Literature, 1891–1904), The Nation (contributor/editor), American Academy of Arts and Letters (member)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Exeter Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Harvard College | Philosophy | Philosophy | 学士 (A.B.) | 1872-1877（健康上の理由で一時中断） | United States |
Phillips Exeter Academy
Country:
United States
Preparatory education prior to Harvard.
Harvard College
Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Degree:
学士 (A.B.)
Period:
1872-1877（健康上の理由で一時中断）
Year of Graduation:
1877
Country:
United States
Took highest final honors in philosophy; his commencement oration was suppressed by faculty committee and printed in a small edition by friends.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Frost Medal | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞（追贈） |
Frost Medal
1930
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A History of Wood-Engraving
1883 Art history / Essay 220 pagesA study of wood-engraving approached from an art-historical and appreciative perspective rather than a strictly technical one.
artrelationship of technique and aesthetics
Edgar Allan Poe
1885 Biography / Literary criticism 240 pagesA critical and authoritative study of Edgar Allan Poe that sought to dispel popular myths and reassess Poe's place in literature.
biographycriticismliterary history
The North Shore Watch, and Other Poems
1890 Poetry 120 pagesA collection of poems reflecting on homeland, elegies and sonnets among other lyrical pieces.
nostalgialossbeauty
My Country
1888 Poem / libretto-like 10 pagesA short celebratory poem later used as the libretto by John K. Paine for a cantata.
patriotismpraise
Adaptations
- [Music (cantata)] A Song of Praise / John K. Paine (作曲) (1888)
Life of Poe (two volumes)
1909 Biography 800 pagesA comprehensive two-volume biography of Edgar Allan Poe, assembling research and materials on Poe's life.
biographyarchival research
Bibliography
- A History of Wood-Engraving (1883)
- Verses from the Harvard Advocate (1876)
- The North Shore Watch, and Other Poems (1890)
- Edgar Allan Poe (1885)
- Collected Poems (1903)
- Life of Poe (two volumes, 1909)
- The Inspiration of Poetry (1910)
- Ideal Passion | Sonnets (1917)
Adaptations
- Cantata 'A Song of Praise' (John K. Paine), based on Woodberry's poem 'My Country' (1888)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- well-ordered classical styleclear, scholarly critical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- search for beautylovenostalgia and lossaspirations for tempered democracy
Health
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Poor health (in youth)1872-1875Interrupted studies at Harvard due to poor health; later returned and completed degree.
Legacy
Woodberry contributed as a poet and literary critic, noted for his studies of Poe. He left a lasting legacy via a posthumous Frost Medal and the Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard.
Museums
- Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard University) Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University)
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Archives
- Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library (George Edward Woodberry papers)
- Houghton Library, Harvard University (Woodberry Poetry Room collections)
Quotes
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Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure...
Source: The Quotations Page / collected quotations -
The sense that someone else cares always helps, because it is the sense of love
Source: thinkexist / collected quotations -
If you can't have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things to believe in yourself, for a life without faith in something is too narrow a space to live.
Source: The Quotations Page / collected quotations
Trivia
- He was dismissed from a faculty position at the University of Nebraska after institutional disputes.
- Known for his studies of Edgar Allan Poe, including a two-volume biography published in 1909.
- Posthumously awarded the Frost Medal by the Poetry Society of America.
- The Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard University is named in his honor.