Agnes Juhasz-Ormsby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

English literature neo-Latin literature history of education history of books theatre history classical reception humanism schoolmasters

Latest funding

The Grammarians' War and the Literary Culture of Early Modern English Schoolmasters
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$38,985
The Grammarians' War and the Literary Culture of Early Modern English Schoolmasters
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$27,205
The Literary Culture of Early Modern Schoolmasters. Rethinking Early Modern Poetry within Educational, Historical, and Political Contexts
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$49,130

All 3 grants and awards

The Grammarians' War and the Literary Culture of Early Modern English Schoolmasters

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Juhasz-Ormsby, Agnes

Keywords: English literature; neo-Latin literature; history of education; history of books; theatre history; classical reception; humanism; schoolmasters; rhetoric; early modern intellectual culture; Tudor literary and political circles

$38,985

The Grammarians' War and the Literary Culture of Early Modern English Schoolmasters

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Juhasz-Ormsby, Agnes

Keywords: English literature; neo-Latin literature; history of education; history of books; theatre history; classical reception; humanism; schoolmasters; rhetoric; early modern intellectual culture; Tudor literary and political circles

$27,205

The Literary Culture of Early Modern Schoolmasters. Rethinking Early Modern Poetry within Educational, Historical, and Political Contexts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Juhasz-Ormsby, Agnes

Keywords: English literature; Neo-Latin studies; early modern poetry; classical reception; humanism; schoolmasters; education; rhetoric; early modern intellectual culture; Tudor literary circles

$49,130

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: English literature Dear Professor Juhasz-Ormsby, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on english literature connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Grammarians' War and the Literary Culture of Early Modern English Schoolmasters" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]