Geoffroy Atkinson
Geoffroy Atkinson (born October 21, 1892 in Brooklyn , † 1960 ) was an American Romanist .
Life
Atkinson studied at Amherst College , did military service and received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1920 with the work The extraordinary voyage in French literature before 1700 (New York 1920, 1966). From 1920 to 1957 he taught French at Amherst College, of which he became dean in 1929.
Works
- The extraordinary voyage in French literature from 1700 to 1720 , Paris 1922, New York 1966
- Les relations de voyages du XVIIe siècle et l'évolution des idées. Contribution à l'étude de la formation de l'esprit du XVIIIe siècle , Paris 1924, New York 1971, Geneva 1972
- La littérature geographique française de la Renaissance. Répertoire bibliographique , Paris 1927, New York 1968; Supplément , Paris 1936; (with supplement) Geneva 2010
- (Ed. And translator) The works of François Villon , London 1930
- Les nouveaux horizons de la Renaissance française , Paris 1935
- Les idées de Balzac d'après La comédie humaine , 5 vols., Geneva 1949–1950
- After noon , Prairie City, Ill. 1950 (poems)
- Le sentiment de la nature et le retour à la vie simple (1690-1740), Geneva 1960
- The sentimental revolution. French writers of 1690-1740 , ed. by Abraham C. Keller, Seattle 1966
- (with Abraham C. Keller) Prelude to the Enlightenment. French literature 1690-1740 , Seattle 1970, London 1971
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| SURNAME | Atkinson, Geoffroy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romance Studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn (New York, NY) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1960 |