Patricia Rigg, Acadia University

Research

Fin-de-Siècle poetry sonnet sequences neurasthenia baudelaire gender

Latest funding

The Anglo-French literary community of the Fin-de-Siècle: sexual diversity, neurasthenia, and the genius of Italian poetic forms in a transitional society
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$67,266
Augusta Webster: a woman's work
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$30,824

All 2 grants and awards

The Anglo-French literary community of the Fin-de-Siècle: sexual diversity, neurasthenia, and the genius of Italian poetic forms in a transitional society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rigg, Patricia D.

Keywords: Fin-de-Siècle poetry; sonnet sequences; neurasthenia; baudelaire; gender

$67,266

Augusta Webster: a woman's work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Rigg, Patricia D.

Keywords: Victorian; dramatist; dramatic poet; gender; genre; Augusta Webster

$30,824

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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