Inauguration of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917

Inauguration of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917 PDF Author: Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 364391461X
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Languages : en
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This volume concentrates on the first ever awarded Pulitzer Prizes during the World War year 1917. Awards only were given in four catagories - Reporting, Editorial Writing, Biography/Autobiography and American History. Biographical sketches about the four winners are followed by explanations of the circumstances under which the prizes were selected. The award-winning pieces are reprinted in the original typography of the time when they were evaluated by the juries. Attached are lists of award-recipients from the four categories over the span from 1917 to 2020. A Bibliography of all works dealing with the Pulitzer Prize history, published between 1917 and 2021, concludes the book.

Inauguration of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917

Inauguration of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917 PDF Author: Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 364391461X
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Languages : en
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This volume concentrates on the first ever awarded Pulitzer Prizes during the World War year 1917. Awards only were given in four catagories - Reporting, Editorial Writing, Biography/Autobiography and American History. Biographical sketches about the four winners are followed by explanations of the circumstances under which the prizes were selected. The award-winning pieces are reprinted in the original typography of the time when they were evaluated by the juries. Attached are lists of award-recipients from the four categories over the span from 1917 to 2020. A Bibliography of all works dealing with the Pulitzer Prize history, published between 1917 and 2021, concludes the book.

Inauguration of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917

Inauguration of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917 PDF Author: Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: LIT Verlag
ISBN: 3643964617
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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This volume concentrates on the first ever awarded Pulitzer Prizes during the World War year 1917. Awards only were given in four catagories - Reporting, Editorial Writing, Biography/Autobiography and American History. Biographical sketches about the four winners are followed by explanations of the circumstances under which the prizes were selected. The award-winning pieces are reprinted in the original typography of the time when they were evaluated by the juries. Attached are lists of award-recipients from the four categories over the span from 1917 to 2020. A Bibliography of all works dealing with the Pulitzer Prize history, published between 1917 and 2021, concludes the book. Heinz-Dietrich Fischer, EdD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.

The Pulitzer Prize Plays

The Pulitzer Prize Plays PDF Author: Paul A. Firestone
Publisher:
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 341

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A Century of Pulitzer Prize Global Press Coverage 1917-2017

A Century of Pulitzer Prize Global Press Coverage 1917-2017 PDF Author: Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: LIT Verlag
ISBN: 3643966407
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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This volume reconstructs the jury decisions during the annual selection processes leading to the Pulitzer Prize winners in International Reporting 1917 to 2017, representing about thirty American news organizations. Based on unpublished jury reports and award winning press materials located in the Pulitzer Prize Collection at Columbia University, New York, stories are covered from the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Congo, Croatia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Mexico, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam and Yugoslavia.

Story of the Pulitzer Prizes in Letters 1917 - 2000

Story of the Pulitzer Prizes in Letters 1917 - 2000 PDF Author: Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643914970
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Languages : en
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This volume contains background information about the development of Pulitzer Prizewinning book awards from 1917 - 2000. The fact-oriented literature categories were called "History", "Biography or Autobiography" and "General Nonfiction", while the areas of Belles-Lettres are represented by award groupe like "Novel", "Fiction" and "Poetry". Thanks to the availability of the confidential Jury Reports it was possible to reconstruct the decision-making processes within the evaluating committees.

Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System, 1917-2000

Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System, 1917-2000 PDF Author: Heinz Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: K.G. Saur Verlag
ISBN: 9783598301872
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1428

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Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for History

Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for History PDF Author: Heinz Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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The Pulitzer Prize for the most significant book on American history has been awarded each year since 1917, and is thus among the most traditional of the honours. Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for History, the first supplement volume, documents the complete history of the development of the awards in this category from 1917 to 2005. The presentation is mainly based on primary sources from the Pulitzer Prize Office at the New York Columbia University. The most important sources are the confidential jury protocols, reproduced completely as facsimiles for the first time in this volume, and providing detailed information about each year's evaluation process.

Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for History

Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for History PDF Author: Heinz D. Fischer
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783111820958
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Languages : en
Pages : 414

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The Pulitzer Prize for the most significant book on American history has been awarded each year since 1917, and is thus among the most traditional of the honours. Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for History, the first supplement volume, documents the complete history of the development of the awards in this category from 1917 to 2005. The presentation is mainly based on primary sources from the Pulitzer Prize Office at the New York Columbia University. The most important sources are the confidential jury protocols, reproduced completely as facsimiles for the first time in this volume, and providing detailed information about each year's evaluation process.

Pulitzer Prize Winners in the Performing Arts

Pulitzer Prize Winners in the Performing Arts PDF Author: Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 364391492X
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Languages : en
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This volume contains details about decision-making processes and circumstances under which American dramatists and composers earned the coveted Pulitzer Prizes within the Twentieth Century. All winners from 1918 - 2000 are presented with their biographies together with reprints of the original premiere programs of their award-winning works, performed in theatres and concert halls. Among the drama recipients are the four-times winner Eugene O'Neill, triple-laureate Thornton Wilder and double-receiver Tennessee Williams, while the composers are represented mainly by the double-winners Gian- Carlo Menotti, Samuel Barber, William Schuman, Walter Piston, Elliott Carter and Roger Sessions.

Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Biography

Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Biography PDF Author: Heinz-D. Fischer
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110961326
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 541

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Volume 20 of the series describes the development of the award for Biographies and Autobiographies from 1917 through 2006. In addition, the complete jury reports from this period are reprinted by facsimile. So it can be documented how the annual deliberations went until a winner was selected. Among the prize-winners were John F. Kennedy before his presidency, the diplomat George F. Kennan or the aviator Charles Lindbergh.