Will Grayburn Moore

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Will Grayburn Moore (born July 24, 1905 in Dartford , † January 27, 1978 in Oxford ) was a British Romance studies and literary scholar .

Life

Moore studied at Magdalen College , Oxford. He received his doctorate in 1930 from the University of Strasbourg with the thesis La Réforme allemande et la littérature française. Recherches sur la notoriété de Luther en France (Strasbourg 1930). From 1931 to 1933 he was Assistant Lecturer in Manchester, from 1934 to 1972 he taught in Oxford as a Fellow of St John's College (Oxford) , most recently as Professor (Reader) of French literature.

Works

  • France and Germany. An introduction to a European problem, London 1932
  • Molière. A new criticism, Oxford 1949, 1968
  • Racine, Britannicus, London 1960
  • French classical literature. Essay, London 1961
  • La Rochefoucauld. His mind and art, Oxford 1969
  • French achievement in literature, London 1969
  • The Classical drama of France, London / Oxford / New York 1971

literature

  • Molière. Stage and study. Essays in honor of WG Moore, ed. by William Driver Howarth and Merlin Thomas, Oxford 1973 (with list of publications)
  • The French Renaissance mind. Studies presented to WG Moore, ed. by Barbara C. Bowen, Lawrence 1976 (L'esprit créateur 16, 4, winter 1976)
  • The Times Feb. 3, 1978, p. 16

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personal data
SURNAME Moore, Will Grayburn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Will; Moore, WG; Moore, Will G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Romance studies and literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Dartford
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1978
Place of death Oxford