John Robins (writer)
John Daniel Robins (1884 - 1952) was a Canadian academic and humorist.[1] A longtime professor of German and English literature at the University of Toronto's Victoria University, he was most noted for his book The Incomplete Anglers, which was co-winner with E. K. Brown's On Canadian Poetry of the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1943 Governor General's Awards.[2]
Born in Windsor, Ontario, he was educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Chicago.[3] He began teaching at the University of Toronto in 1910, becoming head of the Department of English Literature by 1941.[3]
In addition to The Incomplete Anglers, his other publications included the anthologies A Pocketful of Canada (1946)[3] and A Book of Canadian Humor (1951),[4] the novel Cottage Cheese (1951)[3] and the posthumous short fiction collection Logging with Paul Bunyan (1957).[5] He served as a judge for the inaugural Stephen Leacock Award.[6]
References
- ^ Northrop Frye, "John D. Robins". Northrop Frye on Canada, Volume 12. University of Toronto Press, 2003. ISBN 9780802037107. pp. 236-237.
- ^ "Governor-General's Annual Literary Awards Present More Than Usually Interesting Winners". The Globe and Mail, April 15, 1944.
- ^ a b c d "John D. Robins Fonds". E. J. Pratt Library.
- ^ "Canadian Humor Anthology Evokes Dolorous Thoughts". The Globe and Mail, December 8, 1951.
- ^ "Logger Paul Bunyan In Canadian Setting". The Globe and Mail, May 18, 1957.
- ^ "Governor-General's Literary Awards; Winning Authors Announced for 1946". The Globe and Mail, April 19, 1947.
- 1884 births
- 1952 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian male short story writers
- Canadian humorists
- Canadian anthologists
- Canadian folklorists
- Governor General's Award-winning non-fiction writers
- University of Chicago alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- University of Toronto faculty
- Writers from Windsor, Ontario
- 20th-century Canadian male writers