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William Herbert New

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William Herbert New

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-03-28 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Career

Occupations
poet, literary critic, university professor
Active Years
1965-2025
Affiliations
Department of English, University of British Columbia, Canadian Literature (journal)
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)

Education

John Oliver Secondary School
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: Canada
Received one of the top matriculation exam scores in British Columbia in 1956
University of British Columbia
Faculty of Arts / English Department
Country: Canada
Studied English literature
University of Leeds
English Department
Country: United Kingdom
Studied English literature

Awards

Killam Research and Teaching Prize
1988
Result: 受賞
Gabrielle Roy Award
1988
Result: 受賞
Jacob Biely Prize
1995
Result: 受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
2004
Category: 批評・想像文学
Organization: Royal Society of Canada
Result: 受賞
Order of Canada
2006
Category: オフィサー
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: オフィサー
Mayor's Award for Literary Arts in Vancouver
2012
Organization: City of Vancouver
Result: 受賞
City of Vancouver Book Award
2012
Organization: City of Vancouver
Result: 受賞
George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award
2013
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A History of Canadian Literature

1989 Literary Criticism

A comprehensive history of Canadian literature.

Canadian literatureCultural identity

New & Selected Poems

2015 Poetry

Collection of new and selected poems.

NaturePlace

The Encyclopedia of Canadian Literature

2002 Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Canadian literature.

Canadian literature

Bibliography

  • Introduction to The Stone Angel
  • Malcolm Lowry
  • Articulating West
  • Among Worlds: An Introduction to Modern Commonwealth and South African Fiction
  • Malcolm Lowry: A Reference Guide
  • Dreams of Speech and Violence: The Art of the Short Story in Canada and New Zealand
  • A History of Canadian Literature
  • Land Sliding: Imagining Space, Presence & Power in Canadian Writing
  • Reading Mansfield and Metaphors of Form
  • The Encyclopedia of Canadian Literature
  • Grandchild of Empire: About Irony, Mainly in the Commonwealth
  • From a Speaking Place: Writings from the first 50 years of Canadian Literature
  • Science Lessons
  • Raucous
  • Stone | Rain
  • Riverbook and Ocean
  • Night Room
  • Underwood Log
  • Touching Ecuador
  • Along a Snake Fence Riding
  • The Rope-maker's Tale
  • YVR
  • New & Selected Poems
  • Neighbors
  • In the Plague Year
  • Inventing What We Need to Know

Legacy

A significant contributor to Canadian literary criticism and poetry, recipient of numerous awards.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society of Canada

Trivia

  • Father of actor Peter New.
  • Married Margaret Elizabeth Frances Ebbs-Canavan on July 6, 1967.