Harness Prize
Preserved but no longer current.
A prize founded at Cambridge in memory- of William Harness (1790-1869), editor of a Life of Shakespeare, of the Plays of Massinger and Ford, etc., for the best essay connected with Shakespearean literature. Awarded every third year.
giải thưởng được thành lập tại Cambridge để tưởng nhớ William Harness, trao every ba năm cho bài luận hay nhất về văn học Shakespeare
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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Harness Prize” mean?
A prize founded at Cambridge in memory- of William Harness (1790-1869), editor of a Life of Shakespeare, of the Plays of Massinger and Ford, etc., for the best essay connected with Shakespearean literature. Awarded every third year.
Is “Harness Prize” formal or informal?
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