[Notes on Piers Plowman / Evelyn Irons] [between 1918-1921]

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[Notes on Piers Plowman / Evelyn Irons] [between 1918-1921]

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Notes taken by Evelyn Irons in a course given by "Miss Spearing, St. Hugh's College." The notes are on William Langland's Piers Plowman and concern the historical setting of the poem, its content, form, and meter.

[9] p. ; 23 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Irons, Evelyn

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Spearing (Evelyn Mary Spearing Simpson) was an English tutor in English literature at St. Hugh's College (then an all women's institution), 1918-1921. She was the first woman to take a D. Phil at Oxford and is remembered for her scholarship on the prose of John Donne. Irons (b. 1900) attended Somerville College, Oxford (then an all women's institution), 1918-1921. Upon graduation she became a correspondent and was known for her coverage during World War II. She was roman...

Langland, William, 1330?-1400?

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Ardern was a lecturer in English at Auckland University College. 1910-1947. From the description of Piers the Plowman (B-text) : prologue, and passus I-VII / a commentary by P.S. Ardern. 1933. (National Library of New Zealand - Wellington Service Centre). WorldCat record id: 228148862 Details of William Langland's life are chiefly supplied from his work The Vision of Piers Plowman. He was born around 1330, probably in Shropshire, and is thought to have been educated in a mon...

Simpson, Evelyn Mary Spearing, 1885-1963

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Evelyn Mary Spearing Simpson (1885-1963) collaborated with her husband Percy Simpson on the Oxford edition of the Works of Ben Jonson and edited the 10-volume University of California edition of the Sermons of John Donne, in part with George R. Potter. From the description of Evelyn Simpson papers, 1906-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171736 From the description of Evelyn Simpson papers, 1906-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80154289 Evelyn ...