Mythopoeic Awards
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Edition 3 (1973) Winner
Paul H. Kocher
ポール・エイチ・コーチャー
Pōru H. Kōchā
Aliases:
Paul Harold Kocher
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-04-23 （Trinidad）
- Died
- 1998-07-17 （Unknown） age 91
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Trinidad → New York City → Stanford, California
Career
- Occupations
- scholar of literature, writer, professor of English
- Active Years
- 1940-1998
- Affiliations
- Stanford University, Huntington Library, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Influenced By
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon
- Influenced
- Tolkien scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Literature | — | 幼少期在籍 | United States |
| Stanford University | — | Law and Literature | 博士号 | 大学院在籍 | United States |
Columbia University
Literature
Period:
幼少期在籍
Country:
United States
Attended as undergraduate
Stanford University
Law and Literature
Degree:
博士号
Period:
大学院在籍
Country:
United States
Graduate study of law and literature, earned doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies | Master of Middle-Earth | — | Mythopoeic Society | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1946
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1955
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies
1973
Work:
Master of Middle-Earth
Organization:
Mythopoeic Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Master of Middle-Earth: The Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
1972 Literary criticismA study analyzing the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Middle-earthMythology
Christopher Marlowe: A Study of His Thought, Learning and Character
1946 Biography and criticismStudy of Christopher Marlowe's thought, learning, and character.
Elizabethan drama
A Reader's Guide to The Silmarillion
1980 Literary guideReader's guide to The Silmarillion.
Tolkien mythology
Bibliography
- Alabado: A Story of Old California
- California's Old Missions: The Story of the 21 Franciscan Missions in Alta California, 1769-1823
- Christopher Marlowe: A Study of His Thought, Learning and Character
- Master of Middle-Earth: The Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 1772–1972: A Historical Sketch
- A Reader's Guide to The Silmarillion
- Science and Religion in Elizabethan England
- The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (edited)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly analysisDetailed literary research
- Recurring Motifs
- Religion and scienceMyth and fantasyElizabethan thought
Legacy
Known as a scholar of J. R. R. Tolkien, with pioneering studies on Middle-earth. Also wrote extensively on Elizabethan literature, philosophy, religion, and medicine.
Archives
- Stanford University Archives
In Popular Culture
- Cited as a classic in Tolkien studies
Trivia
- Born in Trinidad to German parents.
- Retired from Stanford University faculty in 1970.