James Wallace Binns
James Wallace Binns (born September 1, 1940 in Harrogate ) is a British Middle Latin and New Latin philologist .
Life
He received his Bachelor's degree in Birmingham, a Master of Arts from the University of Birmingham in 1964 (with a thesis on The manuscript poems of William Gager ), and in 1965 the Doctor of Philosophy in Birmingham (with a thesis on William Gager's Dido, Minor drama, and printed poems ) and in 1992 Doctor of Letters. He was a Lecturer in Middle Latin at the University of Birmingham (1965–1984), Lecturer in Latin in York (1984–1991) and since 1991 Reader in Latin at the University of York . He has been a member of the British Academy since 2004 .
Fonts (selection)
- as editor: Ovid . London 1973, ISBN 0-7100-7639-8 .
- as editor: Latin literature of the fourth century . London 1974, ISBN 0-7100-7796-3 .
- The Latin Poetry of English Poets. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1974, ISBN 0-7100-7845-5 .
- Intellectual culture in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. The Latin writings of the age . Leeds 1990, ISBN 0-905205-73-1 .
- as editor with Shelagh E. Banks: Gervase of Tilbury : Otia imperialia . Oxford 2002, ISBN 0-19-820288-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows: James Binns. British Academy, accessed August 31, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Binns, James Wallace |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Binns, James W .; Binns, JW |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British philologist of Middle Latin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harrogate |