Barbara Reynolds
Barbara Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eva Mary Barbara Reynolds 13 June 1914 |
| Died | 29 April 2015 (aged 100) |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Eva Mary Barbara Reynolds (13 June 1914 – 29 April 2015) was an English scholar of Italian Studies, lexicographer and translator. She wrote and edited several books concerning
Early life
The daughter of Alfred Charles Reynolds, and the god-daughter of writer Dorothy L. Sayers, Reynolds was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and University College London.[3]
Career
Reynolds was an Assistant Lecturer in Italian at the
Reynolds held the title of Honorary Reader in Italian at the University of Warwick from 1975 to 1980 and was visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, 1974–75, Wheaton College, Illinois, 1977–78, and 1982, Trinity College Dublin, 1980 and 1981, and Hope College, Michigan, 1982.[3] She was chairman of the Dorothy L Sayers Society from 1986 to 1994 and President from 1995.[3] Its officers in recent years have regularly programmed events for 13 June, the common birthday of Sayers and Reynolds.[4] She died on 29 April 2015.[5]
Awards and honours
The Italian government awarded Reynolds its silver medal for Services to Italian culture in 1964 and made her
Major publications
Her major work is the Cambridge Italian Dictionary, of which she was the General Editor. The first volume appeared in 1962 and the second in 1981. Beyond the Dictionary, her first book was a study of
Bibliography
- Ariosto, Ludovico (1975). Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando). Part One. Translated by Barbara Reynolds. Penguin Classics. ISBN 978-0-140-44311-0.
- Ariosto, Ludovico (1977). Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando). Part Two. Translated by Barbara Reynolds. Penguin Classics. ISBN 978-0-140-44310-3.
- Cambridge Italian Dictionary: Volume 1, Italian-English. Cambridge University Press. 1962. )
- Cambridge Italian Dictionary: Volume 2, English-Italian. Cambridge University Press. 1981. ISBN 978-0521087087.
- Dante: The Poet, the Political Thinker, the Man. London: ISBN 978-1-84511-161-8.
- Dante Alighieri (1962). The Comedy of Dante Alighieri, the Florentine. Cantica III, Paradise. Translated by Dorothy L. Sayers; Barbara Reynolds. Penguin Books. )
- Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul. London: ISBN 0-340-72845-0.
- The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Volume One 1899–1936 : the making of a detective novelist. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1995. ISBN 9780340536230.
- The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Volume Two 1937–1943: from novelist to playwright. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1997. ISBN 9780951800041.
- The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Volume Three 1944–1950: a noble daring. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1998. ISBN 9780951800058.
- The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Volume Four 1951–1957: in the midst of life. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 2000. ISBN 9780951800065.
- The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: Volume Five: child and woman of her time. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 2002. ISBN 9780951800072.
- The Passionate Intellect: Dorothy L. Sayers's Encounter with Dante. Kent, Ohio: ISBN 0-87338-373-7.
- Penguin Italian Dictionary. Penguin. 1992. ISBN 978-1854710963.
- Petrarch : The Forgotten Genius. London: I.B. Tauris. 2009. ISBN 978-1845119850.
- ISBN 0-14-009226-9.
Footnotes
- ^ "The Dorothy L Sayers Society". Dorothy L Sayers Society. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Buchan, Lizzy (20 June 2014). "Cambridge University Italian scholar Dr Barbara Reynolds celebrates a distinguished life and career as she celebrates her 100th birthday". Cambridge News. Local World. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Reynolds, Barbara at Who's Who online
- ^ Official description of DLS Society
- ^ Homepage of the Dorothy L. Sayers society
- ISBN 0-14-044311-8
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