Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1968) Winner
Robert Duer Claydon Finch
ロバート・デュア・クレイドン・フィンチ
Robāto Dyua Kureidon Finchi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-05-14 （Freeport, Long Island, NY）
- Died
- 1995-06-11 age 95
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- professor, poet
- Active Years
- 1920-1995
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | French | — | — | Canada |
| Sorbonne | — | — | — | — | France |
University of Toronto
French
Country:
Canada
Sorbonne
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Governor General's Award | Poems | 詩 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Governor General's Award | Acis in Oxford and Other Poems | 詩 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1946
Work:
Poems
Category:
詩
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
1961
Work:
Acis in Oxford and Other Poems
Category:
詩
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
1968
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poems
1946 PoetryFinch's first book of poetry.
classical traditionform
Acis in Oxford and Other Poems
1961 PoetryAcis in Oxford and other poems.
classical traditionelegance
Bibliography
- New Provinces: Poems of Several Authors (1936)
- Poems (1946)
- The Strength of the Hills (1948)
- A Century has Roots (1953)
- Acis in Oxford and Other Poems (1961)
- Dover Beach Revisited and Other Poems (1961)
- Silverthorn Bush and Other Poems (1966)
- Variations and Theme (1980)
- Has and Is (1981)
- Twelve for Christmas (1982)
- The Grand Duke of Moscow's Favourite Solo (1983)
- Double Tuning (1984)
- Sailboat and Lake (1984)
- Miracle at the Jetty (1991)
Translations by Author
- The Sixth Sense: Individualism in French Poetry 1686-1760 (1966)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- one of Canada's modernistsdeeply imbued with the classical traditionintense care for formrare subtlety and elegance
Legacy
One of Canada's modernists in poetry, twice winner of the Governor General's Award. Expert on French poetry.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada
Archives
- University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services