Lewis Thorpe
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Lewis Thorpe B.A.
L.-ès-L. Ph.D D. de l'U FIAL
FRSA FRHistS was a British philologist, translator, and husband of the Italian scholar and lexicographer Barbara Reynolds
. He died on 10 October 1977.
After service in Italy
in the Second World War Lewis Thorpe joined the staff of the University of Nottingham
in 1946. He was Professor of French there from 1958 to 1977. He served as President of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society and was a member of the MCC
.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
L.-ès-L. Ph.D D. de l'U FIAL
Fial
Fial was company which manufactured industrial and marine engines in Legnano. 1906 it entered the automobile business and manufactured a car, Legnano Type A 6/8 HP, the car had a two cylinder 1135 cc engine. Two years later in 1908, the company was placed in liquidation after filing for bankruptcy...
FRSA FRHistS was a British philologist, translator, and husband of the Italian scholar and lexicographer Barbara Reynolds
Barbara Reynolds
Barbara Reynolds is an English scholar, lexicographer and translator, wife of the philologist and translator Lewis Thorpe.-Early life:The daughter of Alfred Charles Reynolds, and the god-daughter of Dorothy L...
. He died on 10 October 1977.
After service in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in the Second World War Lewis Thorpe joined the staff of the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
in 1946. He was Professor of French there from 1958 to 1977. He served as President of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society and was a member of the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
.
Publications
- La France guerrière. Penguin, 1945.
- Le roman de Laurin, fils de Marques le Sénéchal. 1950.
- Le roman de Laurin: text of MS B. N. F. fr. 22548. Cambridge: Heffer, 1960.
- Guido FarinaGuido FarinaGuido Farina was an Italian painter.-Biography:Farina enrolled at the Cignaroli Academy in Verona in 1910 and made his debut in 1918 at an exhibition held by the city’s Pro Assistenza Civica organisation...
, Painter of Verona, 1896-1957. 1967 (with Barbara Reynolds). - Heldris de Cornouaille, Le roman de Silence. Cambridge: Heffer, 1972.
- The Bayeux TapestryBayeux TapestryThe Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth—not an actual tapestry—nearly long, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings...
and the Norman Invasion. 1973.
Lewis Thorpe as editor
- Bulletin bibliographique of the International Arthurian Society
- Nottingham Mediaeval Studies
- Nottingham Franch Studies
Lewis Thorpe as translator
- Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
, The History of the Kings of BritainHistoria Regum BritanniaeThe Historia Regum Britanniae is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written c. 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation...
. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966. - EinhardEinhardEinhard was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni, "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages."-Public life:Einhard was from the eastern...
and Notker the Stammerer, Two lives of Charlemagne. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969.- Einhard the Frank, The Life of CharlemagneVita Karoli MagniVita Karoli Magni is a biography of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, written by Einhard.-Literary context:...
. 1970.
- Einhard the Frank, The Life of Charlemagne
- Gregory of ToursGregory of ToursSaint Gregory of Tours was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul. He was born Georgius Florentius, later adding the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather...
, The History of the Franks. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974. - Gerald of Wales, The Journey Through Wales and The Description of Wales. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1978.