Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1936) Winner
Oscar Pelham Edgar
オスカー・ペルハム・エドガー
Osukā Peruhamu Edogā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1871-03-17 （Toronto）
- Died
- 1948-10-07 （Canton, Ontario） age 77
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- Professor of English
- Active Years
- 1892-1948
- Affiliations
- Victoria College, Toronto
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Authors Association, Tennyson Club, Toronto, Modern Language Association, Ontario
- Influenced By
- W.J. Alexander, Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Influenced
- Duncan Campbell Scott, E. J. Pratt, Northrop Frye, Marjorie Pickthall, Audrey Alexandra Brown
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada College | — | Literature | — | 1892-1895 | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | Modern Languages | 学士 | ~1892 | Canada |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | English Literature | PhD | 1895-1897 | United States |
Upper Canada College
Literature
Period:
1892-1895
Year of Graduation:
1895
Country:
Canada
Taught there
University of Toronto
Modern Languages
Degree:
学士
Period:
~1892
Year of Graduation:
1892
Country:
Canada
Governor-General's Medal
Johns Hopkins University
English Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1895-1897
Year of Graduation:
1897
Country:
United States
Thesis on Shelley
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1915 | Fellow | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 選出 |
Lorne Pierce Medal
1936
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Fellow
1915
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Henry James: Man and Author
1925 CriticismExplores Henry James's changing theories of fiction.
Novel technique
The Art of the Novel from 1700 to the Present Time
1933 CriticismOn the evolution of the novel form.
Novel form
A Study of Shelley: With Special Reference to His Nature Poetry
1899 CriticismStudy of Shelley's nature poetry.
Romantic poetry
Bibliography
- A study of Shelley: With special reference to his nature poetry (1899)
- Coleridge and Wordsworth Select Poems (1902)
- The Struggle for a Continent (1902)
- Shelley's Debt to Eighteenth Century Thought (1904)
- Tennyson: Select Poems (1906)
- A Modern English Grammar (1907)
- L'Été de Saint-Martin (1907)
- The Poetry of Victor Hugo (1911)
- Canadian Literature (1911)
- Canada (Cambridge History of English Literature, 1916)
- The Comedy of Shakespeare and Molière (1916)
- Henry James: Man and Author (1925)
- The art of the novel from 1700 to the present time (1933)
- The Enigma of Yeats (1939)
- Sir Andrew MacPhail (1947)
- Across My Path (1952, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Focus on technique and form in novels
- Recurring Motifs
- Imagination
Legacy
Known as a nurturer of Canadian literature, discovering and supporting many authors. Contributed to founding Canadian Authors Association and Canadian Writers’ Foundation.
Archives
- Victoria University Library
In Popular Culture
- Joke that P.E.N. Club initials stand for Pelham Edgar's Nominees
Trivia
- Corresponded with Duncan Campbell Scott for over 50 years