Newdigate Prize Explained

Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize, more commonly the Newdigate Prize, is awarded by the University of Oxford for the Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate student.[1] It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806).[2] The winning poem is announced at Encaenia.[3] Instructions are published as follows: "The length of the poem is not to exceed 300 lines. The metre is not restricted to heroic couplets, but dramatic form of composition is not allowed."

Overview

The first winner was John Wilson ("Christopher North"). Notable winners have included Robert Stephen Hawker, John Ruskin, Matthew Arnold, Laurence Binyon, Oscar Wilde, John Buchan, John Addington Symonds, James Laver, Donald Hall, James Fenton, P. M. Hubbard, and Alan Hollinghurst.

The parallel award given at the University of Cambridge is the Chancellor's Gold Medal.

Past titles and winners

Where known, the title of the winning poem is given, followed by the name of the author. Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

Notable 19th-century winners

20th century

21st century

See also

References

Notes

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prizes and Studentships . 2023-04-28 . www.english.ox.ac.uk . en . The prize is open to current matriculated undergraduate students of the university..
  2. Web site: Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize . Oxford Poetry . Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize for English Verse was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger, fifth baronet (1719–1806) and Oxford university politician. . 15 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218163110/http://www.oxfordpoetry.co.uk/history.php?issue=newdigate . 18 February 2012 .
  3. Web site: Newdigate Prize British literary prize. 2020-12-12. Encyclopedia Britannica. en.
  4. Book: Boyd Litzinger . Donald Smalley . Richard Browning: The Critical Heritage . 1995 . Routledge . 0-415-13451-X . 93 .
  5. Ruskin, John (1819–1900), art critic and social critic. 2020-12-12. 2004 . en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/24291. 978-0-19-861412-8 . Hewison . Robert .
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=p0gOAAAAIAAJ Cromwell: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 28, 1843
  7. Web site: 2009-03-22. Review: Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson. 2020-12-12. the Guardian. en.
  8. Book: Abbott. Claude Colleer. The Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Richard Watson Dixon. 1955. Oxford University Press. 5. 2nd.
  9. News: 19 March 1980. Mr. P. M. Hubbard. 16. The Times.
  10. Book: Learning, Gale, Cengage. A Study Guide for Donald Hall's "Names of Horses". 2016 . Gale, Cengage Learning. 978-1-4103-5358-0. en.
  11. Web site: Thomson. Ian. 2004-06-05. Profile: James Hamilton-Paterson. 2020-12-12. the Guardian. en.
  12. Web site: Professor James Fenton. 2016-01-14. British Council Literature. British Council.
  13. Web site: Learning curve The Guardian guardian.co.uk. 2020-12-12. www.theguardian.com.
  14. Web site: Merton Student Wins Newdigate Prize. Merton College, Oxford. 27 May 2016.
  15. Web site: Andrew Wynn Owen Wins the Newdigate Prize. Magdalen College, Oxford. 27 May 2016.
  16. Web site: Prizes and Studentships. University of Oxford Faculty of English. 27 October 2016. In 2016 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Mary Anne Clark for her entry 'Sinai'..
  17. Web site: Faculty Prizewinners Announced. University of Oxford Faculty of English. 1 June 2017.
  18. Web site: Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry. 2 July 2017.
  19. Web site: Prizes and Studentships. University of Oxford Faculty of English. 4 March 2019. In 2018 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded..
  20. Web site: Prizes and Studentships. University of Oxford Faculty of English. 12 June 2019. In 2019 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded..
  21. Web site: 2020-06-02. Prizes and Studentships Faculty of English. https://web.archive.org/web/20200602222852/https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/prizes-and-studentships. 2020-06-02. 2020-06-02.
  22. Web site: Sir Roger Newdigate prize awarded to Leung Rachel Ka Yin. 10 June 2020. University of Oxford. 11 November 2020.
  23. Web site: Prizes and Studentships. University of Oxford Faculty of English. 10 May 2021. In 2021 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Annabelle Fuller for her entry 'Koinobionts'..
  24. Web site: Maggie Wang wins the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize with her poem 'pecking orders' . 2023-04-28 . www.english.ox.ac.uk . en.
  25. Web site: HMC Law student wins Sir Roger Newdigate Prize . 2023-05-26 . www.hmc.ox.ac.uk . en.
  26. Web site: Sir Roger Newdigate Prize 2023: winner announced . 2023-05-26 . www.english.ox.ac.uk . en.
  27. Web site: Prizes and Studentships. 2024-05-03. www.english.ox.ac.uk . en.

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