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Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize, more commonly the Newdigate Prize, is awarded to students of 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.[3] The metre is not restricted to heroic couplets, but dramatic form of composition is not allowed." It is one of the many prizes awarded by this university to students and graduate students.[4]

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

  1. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023. The prize is open to current matriculated undergraduate students of the university.
  2. ^ "Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize". Oxford Poetry. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012. 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.
  3. ^ a b "Newdigate Prize | British literary prize". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ Boyd Litzinger; Donald Smalley (1995). Richard Browning: The Critical Heritage. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 0-415-13451-X.
  6. ^ Hewison, Robert (2004). "Ruskin, John (1819–1900), art critic and social critic". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24291. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 12 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ Cromwell: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 28, 1843 at Google Books
  8. ^ a b c "Review: Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson". the Guardian. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. ^ Abbott, Claude Colleer (1955). The Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Richard Watson Dixon (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 5.
  10. ^ "Mr. P. M. Hubbard". The Times. 19 March 1980. p. 16.
  11. ^ Learning, Gale, Cengage (2016). A Study Guide for Donald Hall's "Names of Horses". Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4103-5358-0.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Thomson, Ian (5 June 2004). "Profile: James Hamilton-Paterson". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Professor James Fenton". British Council Literature. British Council. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Learning curve | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Merton Student Wins Newdigate Prize". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Andrew Wynn Owen Wins the Newdigate Prize". Magdalen College, Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 27 October 2016. In 2016 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Mary Anne Clark for her entry 'Sinai'.
  18. ^ "Faculty Prizewinners Announced". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 4 March 2019. In 2018 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.
  21. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 12 June 2019. In 2019 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.
  22. ^ "Prizes and Studentships | Faculty of English". 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Sir Roger Newdigate prize awarded to Leung Rachel Ka Yin". University of Oxford. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 10 May 2021. In 2021 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Annabelle Fuller for her entry 'Koinobionts'.
  25. ^ "Maggie Wang wins the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize with her poem 'pecking orders'". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  26. ^ "HMC Law student wins Sir Roger Newdigate Prize". www.hmc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Sir Roger Newdigate Prize 2023: winner announced". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

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