Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1955) Winner
Robertson Davies
ロバートソン・デイヴィス
Robātoson Deivisu
Aliases:
William Robertson Davies
Pen Names:
Samuel Marchbanks（Pseudonym used for humorous essays）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-08-28 （Thamesville, Ontario）
- Died
- 1995-12-02 （Orangeville, Ontario） age 82
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Residence History
- Renfrew, Ontario → Peterborough, Ontario → Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, professor
- Active Years
- 1938-1995
- Affiliations
- Master of Massey College, University of Toronto
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- Carl Gustav Jung
- Influenced
- John Irving
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (What's Bred in the Bone)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University | — | Literature | — | 1932-1935 | Canada |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Literature | BLitt | 1935-1938 | United Kingdom |
Queen's University
Literature
Period:
1932-1935
Country:
Canada
Did not graduate
Balliol College, Oxford
Literature
Degree:
BLitt
Period:
1935-1938
Year of Graduation:
1938
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Stephen Leacock Award | Leaven of Malice | Humour | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Governor General's Literary Award | The Manticore | English language fiction | — | 受賞 |
Stephen Leacock Award
1955
Work:
Leaven of Malice
Category:
Humour
Result:
受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
1961
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Literary Award
1972
Work:
The Manticore
Category:
English language fiction
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1961) Winner
Works
Major Works
Fifth Business
1970 NovelFirst novel in the Deptford Trilogy, exploring myth, magic, and Jungian archetypes.
mythmagicJungian psychology
The Manticore
1972 NovelSecond in Deptford Trilogy, structured as Jungian analysis.
Jungian analysisself-discovery
What's Bred in the Bone
1985 NovelSecond in Cornish Trilogy, shortlisted for Booker Prize.
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Bibliography
- Tempest-Tost (1951)
- Leaven of Malice (1954)
- A Mixture of Frailties (1958)
- Fifth Business (1970)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalhumorouspsychologically rich
- Recurring Motifs
- mythmagicsmall-town Canadatheatre
Legacy
One of Canada's most distinguished men of letters, known for his trilogies blending myth, magic, and Jungian psychology.
Archives
- Robertson Davies Personal Library at Queen's University
In Popular Culture
- A park in Toronto named after him in 2007
Trivia
- Never learned to drive
- His wife drove him everywhere