Léonie Villard
Léonie Villard (1890-1962) was a French literary critic and professor at the Université de Lyon. She was the first woman to be a professor of literature at a French university.[1] In 1917 she received the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for her book, Jane Austen: Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre.[2] She was also a member of the faculty of Mount Holyoke College in 1937 and 1950-1951. The college holds her diary of life in Vichy France during the Second World War.[1]
Selected publications
- Jane Austen: Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre. 1915.
- La Femme anglaise au XIXe siècle et son évolution d'après le roman anglais contemporain. Paris, 1920.
- Le Théâtre Américain. Boivin & Cie, Paris, c. 1929.
- La Poésie Américaine. Trois siècles de poésie lyrique et de poèmes narratifs. Paris, 1945.
- Essai de Psychologie de la Grammaire Anglaise. Paris, 1957.
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References
- Léonie Villard Journal, 1940 June 17-1944 Sept. 21. Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- The Rose Mary Crawshay Prize. British Academy via Internet Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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