Michael Hornyansky Fonds,

dc.contributor.author	Adams, Anne
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-13T15:09:01Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-13T15:09:01Z
dc.date.issued	2012-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10464/4065
dc.description	Michael Sands Hornyansky was the son of well-known artist, Nicholas Hornyansky and a cellist. He attended Oakwood Collegiate, Toronto; University College in Toronto and Merton College, Oxford where he was a Rhodes scholar. He won the Newdigate prize for poetry in 1951. Dr. Hornyansky taught English Language and Literature at Carleton University, Ottawa for 10 years before moving to Niagara in 1964. He was the founding chairman of the English Department of Brock University where he remained until his retirement in 1993. Some of his achievements include:The Golden Phoenix, a retelling of French Canadian folk tales and the publishing of papers on children’s literature and the discriminating use of the English language. He also reviewed poetry for the University of Toronto Quarterly. Michael Hornyansky died on May 14th, 2008 in Alberta at the age of 81. The annual Michael Hornyansky prize for creative writing was established at Brock University.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The bulk of the materials consist of writings, speeches and lectures.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	RG;419
dc.subject	English Literature -- Hornyansky, Michael -- Brock University -- Newdigate prize	en_US
dc.title	Michael Hornyansky Fonds,	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US