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A. C. Spearing

b. 1936

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Literary historian Philologist Scholar of English

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Born 1936. A. C. Spearing is an American literary historian, philologist, scholar of English and university teacher.

Anthony Colin Spearing (born 31 January 1936)

Education He was a student at Jesus College, Cambridge, a research fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge He has been a Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge since 1960, and Life Fellow since 1987. He has an honorary Ph.D. from Lund University, Sweden, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.) by the University of Cambridge on the 19th July 2014.

Works Spearing has published numerous books and papers on topics of medieval English literature, including many works on Geoffrey Chaucer. Works by Spearing include: Criticism and Medieval Poetry (1964, 2 edn 1972; ) An Introduction to Chaucer (with Maurice Hussey and James Winny, 1965; ) The Medieval Poet as Voyeur (1993; )

Textual Subjectivity: The Encoding of Subjectivity in Medieval Romances and Lyrics (2005; ).

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Important facts

Born

31 January 1936

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Literary historian, philologist, scholar of English, university teacher

Nationality

United States

Education

University of Cambridge, Jesus College

Employers

University of Virginia

Also known as

Anthony Colin Spearing

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped A. C. Spearing's

Frequently asked questions

Who is A. C. Spearing?

Professor, author

When was A. C. Spearing born?

A. C. Spearing was born on 31 January 1936.

What is A. C. Spearing's occupation?

A. C. Spearing is a literary historian, philologist, scholar of English and university teacher.

What nationality is A. C. Spearing?

A. C. Spearing is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: A. C. Spearing

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