Leonard William Tancock
Leonard William Tancock (born October 6, 1902 , † May 3, 1986 ) was a British Romance scholar , French writer and translator.
life and work
Tancock was Professor of French at University College London . Since it was founded in 1930, he has published the bibliographic journal The Year's work in modern language studies and has translated numerous classical texts from French.
Works (translations for Penguin Books, Harmandsworth)
- Abbé Prévost , Manon Lescaut , 1949.
- Émile Zola , Germinal , 1954.
- La Rochefoucauld , Maxims , Penguin, 1959.
- Émile Zola, Thérèse Raquin , 1962.
- Benjamin Constant , Adolphe , 1964.
- Denis Diderot , Rameau's nephew and D'Alembert's dream , 1966.
- Émile Zola, The debacle , 1972.
- Denis Diderot, The nun , 1974.
- Guy de Maupassant , Pierre and Jean, 1979.
- Voltaire , Letters on England , 1980.
- Marivaux , Up from the country. Infidelities. The game of love and chance , 1980.
- Marie de Rabutin-Chantal Sévigné , Selected Letters , 1982.
literature
- ACAB Keith, LEONARD WILLIAM TANCOCK (OCTOBER 6, 1902-3 MAY 1986), in: French Studies 41, 1987, pp. 249-250.
Web links
- Literature by and about Leonard William Tancock in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tancock, Leonard William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Romance studies, French and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1902 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1986 |