Rosemary Estelle Woolf (27 December 1925 – 13 April 1978) was an English scholar of medieval literature, known especially for her work on medieval English religious lyrics, The English Religious Lyric in the Middle Ages.[1]
Rosemary Woolf | |
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| Born | 27 December 1925 |
| Died | 13 April 1978 (aged 52) |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford, B. Litt., 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar of medieval literature, instructor of English literature |
| Organization(s) | University College of Hull, Somerville College |
| Parent(s) | Gladys Capua Woolf and C. M. Woolf |
Biography edit
Woolf was the daughter of British film executive C. M. Woolf. She was the first woman in her family to attend university, receiving a B.Litt. from St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1949. She became a lecturer at the University College of Hull in 1948.[2] She became a lecturer in English at Somerville College, Oxford University in 1961, teaching Old and Middle English literature and the history of the English language.[3]
She is commemorated in the Rosemary Woolf Fellowship at Somerville, which was established through a legacy from Lotte Labowsky (1905-1991).[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Hughes 206.
- ^ Spevack-Hussman, Helga (1995). "Rosemary Woolf (1925-1978)". In Helen Damico (ed.). Medieval Scholarship: Literature and Philology. Taylor & Francis. pp. 439–. ISBN 9780815328902.
- ^ Boro, Joyce (2005). "Rosemary Estelle Wolf (1925-1978): A Serious Scholar". In Jane Chance (ed.). Women Medievalists And The Academy. U of Wisconsin P. pp. 825–38. ISBN 9780299207502.
- ^ O'Donnell, Kate (2017). "Lotte Labowsky:exiled German scholar, valued Somervillian" (PDF). Somerville Magazine: 10–11. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
References edit
- Hughes, Geoffrey (2006). "God's Wounds". An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, And Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 205–206. ISBN 9780765612311.
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