Leslie Bannister Walton
Leslie Bannister Walton (* 1895 - September 9, 1960 in Edinburgh ) was a British Romanist and Hispanist .
life and work
Walton studied at Jesus College (Oxford) and was Forbes Lecturer and Reader in Spanish and Head of the Spanish Department at Edinburgh University from 1920 until his death .
Works
- (Ed.) Leandro Fernández de Moratín , El Viejo y la niña , Manchester 1921
- (Translator) Enrique Larreta , The Glory of Don Ramiro , London 1924
- Pérez Galdós and the Spanish novel of the nineteenth century , London / Toronto 1927, New York 1970
- (Ed.) The living thoughts of Cervantes , London 1948
- Spanish by yourself. A quick course in reading for adult beginners and others , London 1951
- (Ed. And translator) Baltasar Gracián , The Oracle , London 1953
- (Ed.) José Juan Antonio Ignacio Francisco de Borja de Cadalso, Cartas marruecas. A Selection , London 1954
- (Eds.) Cervantes, Don Quixote , London 1966
literature
- The Times September 12, 1960
- J. Manson, "Walton, Leslie Bannister, 1895-1960", in: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies 38, 1961, pp. 238-239
Web links
- Literature by and about Leslie Bannister Walton in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walton, Leslie Bannister |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walton, LB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Romanist and Hispanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1895 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1960 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |