Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Edition 0 (1901) Winner
Heathcote William Garrod
ヒースコート・ウィリアム・ガロッド
Hīsukōto Wiriamu Garrod
Aliases:
H. W. Garrod
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1878-01-21 （Wells, Somerset）
- Died
- 1960-12-25 （Acland Nursing Home, Oxford） age 82
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wells, Somerset → Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- classical scholar, literary scholar, Oxford Professor of Poetry
- Active Years
- 1901-1960
- Affiliations
- Merton College, Oxford, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- Memberships
- British Academy, Merton College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Literae Humaniores | — | ~1901 | United Kingdom |
Bath College
Country:
United Kingdom
Public school attended before university.
Balliol College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Period:
~1901
Year of Graduation:
1901
Country:
United Kingdom
First class in the Final Honour School of Literae Humaniores
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Gaisford Prize | Greek prose | — | University of Oxford | 受賞 |
| 1901 | Newdigate Prize | English poem | — | University of Oxford | 受賞 |
| 1918 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1930 | Honorary DLitt | — | — | University of Durham | 受賞 |
| 1931 | Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
| 1953 | Honorary LLD | — | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
Gaisford Prize
1900
Work:
Greek prose
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
受賞
Newdigate Prize
1901
Work:
English poem
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1918
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Honorary DLitt
1930
Organization:
University of Durham
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
1931
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Honorary LLD
1953
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wordsworth: Lectures and Essays
1923 Lectures and EssaysLectures and essays on Wordsworth, which was well received.
Keats
1926 CriticismCritical appreciation of John Keats.
Poetical Works of John Keats
1956 Edited editionImportant edition of Keats in Oxford English Texts series.
Bibliography
- Statii Thebais et Achilleis (ed., Oxford, 1906)
- Opvs epistolarvm Des Erasmi Roterdami (ed. with H. M. Allen, 1906)
- The Religion of All Good Men: And Other Studies in Christian Ethics (1906)
- Manili Astronomicon Liber II (1911)
- The Oxford Book of Latin Verse (1912)
- Oxford Poems (1912)
- Einhard's Life of Charlemagne (ed. with R. B. Mowat, 1915)
- Wordsworth: Lectures and Essays (1923)
- Byron 1824–1924 (1924)
- The Profession of Poetry (1924)
- Coleridge Poetry and Prose... (ed., 1925)
- Keats (1926)
- Merton Muniments (with P. S. Allen, 1928)
- The Poetry of Collins (1928)
- The Profession of Poetry and other lectures (1929)
- Poetry and the Criticism of Life (1931)
- Ancient Painted Glass in Merton College Oxford (1931)
- Tolstoi's Theory of Art (1935)
- Opera Flacci, Q. Horati (ed. with E. C. Wickham, 1941)
- Epigrams (1946)
- List of the Writings of H. W. Garrod (1947)
- John Donne; Poetry and Prose... (ed., 1948)
- Genius Loci and other essays (1950)
- Poetical Works of John Keats (1956)
- Study of Good Letters (1963)
Legacy
British classical and literary scholar with a long career at Oxford University over 60 years as Fellow of Merton College. Known for studies on Wordsworth, Keats, and editions of classical texts.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
In Popular Culture
- Famous for the WWI anecdote: when accosted by a woman asking why he was not fighting, replied 'Madam, I am the civilization they are fighting to defend.'
Quotes
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Madam, I am the civilization they are fighting to defend.
Source: Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (2000)
Trivia
- Never married.
- Born the fifth of six children.
- Fellow of Merton College, Oxford for over 60 years.