Jane de Gay
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Rev Dr Jane de Gay is a British
academic and lecturer who has earned a reputation as an expert on the life and works of Virginia Woolf
. Dr de Gay's works on Woolf include a series of articles and a 2006 book, Virginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past, published by Edinburgh University Press
. Her work has been recognised by the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain. She has co-edited four books on gender and theatre, including Languages of Theatre Shaped by Women (with Lizbeth Goodman
).
De Gay is also an Anglican priest serving as Assistant Curate at St Martin's Church, Potternewton
, Leeds
.
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United Kingdom
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academic and lecturer who has earned a reputation as an expert on the life and works of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English author, essayist, publisher, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century....
. Dr de Gay's works on Woolf include a series of articles and a 2006 book, Virginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past, published by Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.-History:Edinburgh University Press was founded over 50 years ago and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh in 1992...
. Her work has been recognised by the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain. She has co-edited four books on gender and theatre, including Languages of Theatre Shaped by Women (with Lizbeth Goodman
Lizbeth Goodman
Prof. Lizbeth Goodman is the Chair of Creative Technology Innovation and founder director of the and the MAGIC Multimedia & Games Innovation Centre, formerly at the University of East London, England, and elsewhere, now at University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.Lizbeth Goodman founded the...
).
De Gay is also an Anglican priest serving as Assistant Curate at St Martin's Church, Potternewton
Potternewton
Potternewton is a suburb and parish of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Chapeltown and Chapel Allerton, mainly in the LS7 postcode. It is between Scott Hall Road on the West and Roundhay Road on the East, with Harehills Lane on the North...
, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
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Academia
She is a Senior Lecturer in English as well as Director of MA Programmes at Leeds Trinity & All SaintsLeeds Trinity & All Saints
Leeds Trinity University College is an independent higher education institution which offers foundation and undergraduate degrees, as well as postgraduate qualifications...
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Quotes
- “The invitation is a great honour, and I will be following in the footsteps of distinguished Woolf scholars Dame Gillian BeerGillian BeerDame Gillian Beer, DBE , King Edward VII Professor of English Literature and President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, is a British literary critic and academic.-Career:...
and the late Professor Julia Briggs. I continue to work on Woolf, and the Virginia Woolf Birthday Lecture will draw on my new research into Woolf and Spirituality.”
Publications
- Virginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past (2006) ISBN 978-0748623495; Paperback (2007) ISBN 978-0748633029
External links
- de Gay, Jane (2000). "An Unfinished Story: The Freshwater Drafts of 'The Searchlight'" (requires eNotes pass)