Norman B. Spector
Norman B. Spector (* 1921 ; † 1986 in Evanston ) was an American Romanist and Medievalist .
life and work
Spector received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania . From 1952 he taught French and Italian at Northwestern University , the University of Chicago , Yale University and Oberlin College . In 1968 he founded the French and Italian Department at Northwestern University, which he headed until 1978.
Works
- (Editor) Odet de Turnèbe : Les Contens . Nizet, Paris 1961.
- (Translator) Ottaviano dei Petrucci : Canti B numero cinquanta. Venice 1502 , ed. by Helen Margaret Hewitt (1900–1977). University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1967.
- (Translator) The Romance of Tristan and Isolt . Northwestern University Press, Evanston 1973, 1987 (foreword by Eugène Vinaver ).
- (Editor and Translator) The complete fables of Jean de la Fontaine . Northwestern University Press, Evanston 1988 (in rhyming verse).
literature
- Chicago Tribune January 7, 1986 (obituary)
Web links
- Author note, English
- Literature by and about Norman B. Spector in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Information on Norman B. Spector in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spector, Norman B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romanist and Medievalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1986 |
| Place of death | Evanston (Illinois) |