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Lumiansky, Robert Mayer was born on December 27, 1913 in Darlington, South Carolina, United States. Son of Maurice Saul and Miriam (Witcover) Lumiansky.
(This comprehensive and original philological study of the...)
This comprehensive and original philological study of the Chester cycle of biblical plays performed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance significantly modifies traditional views. The authors' four essays address the textual relationships, sources and influences, music, and development of the cycle. Also included are all known surviving external documents: edited and glossed transcripts, a new edition of the Chester banns," an annotated list of music cues, and a survey of stanza forms." Originally published in 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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( Two hundred years before Shakespeare observed that “all...)
Two hundred years before Shakespeare observed that “all the world’s a stage,” another writer with a flair for drama realized the same fact. This writer was Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer, however, presented his dramatic efforts through the medium of short stories, and he is regularly referred to as one of the world’s great storytellers. Yet there are certain questions which arise time and again in the minds of literary scholars. Most of the tales in the Canterbury collection are excellent, but why did Chaucer include such obviously poor recitals as the dull “Melibeus” and the lengthy “Parson’s Tale”? Did he fail to recognize their lack of literary merit? Or were those of his stories which seem so dull to modern readers really popular in fourteenth-century England? Of Sondry Folk is Lumiansky’s answer to such questions. But it is more than that. It is the revelation of Chaucer as dramatic writer. Chaucer, says Lumiansky, did not intend primarily to tell a series of good tales. Instead, he chose tales which suited his purpose of dramatic exposition of character. And the characters, though drawn from many walks of life, are not stereotypes. Their tales not only disclose what the Pilgrims think of themselves but reveal these Pilgrims as they really are—dull, romantic, egotistical, pious, or lustful. Not all readers will agree with Lumiansky’s conclusions in this book. But his scholarship, his clear, uninvolved prose, and his wit and frankness make of it an excellent handbook for the student of the Canterbury Tales. Of Sondry Folk will increase the enjoyment and understanding of Chaucer’s art for any reader, lay or scholarly.
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(This comprehensive and original philological study of the...)
This comprehensive and original philological study of the Chester cycle of biblical plays performed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance significantly modifies traditional views. The authors' four essays address the textual relationships, sources and influences, music, and development of the cycle. Also included are all known surviving external documents: edited and glossed transcripts, a new edition of the Chester banns," an annotated list of music cues, and a survey of stanza forms." Originally published in 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Lumiansky, Robert Mayer was born on December 27, 1913 in Darlington, South Carolina, United States. Son of Maurice Saul and Miriam (Witcover) Lumiansky.
Bachelor, The Citadel, 1933. Master of Arts, University South Carolina, 1935. H.L.D. (honorary), University South Carolina, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1942. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University Southern California, 1974. Doctor of Laws, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1979.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), City University New York, 1977. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tulane University, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Ohio State University, 1982.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Clemson University, 1985. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Duke University, 1986.
Teacher English, Walhalla (South Carolina.) High School, 1934-1938; instructor English, U. North Carolina, 1938-1942; visiting assistant professor, U. North Carolina, summers 1946-1947; assistant Professor of English, Tulane University, 1946-1947; associate professor, Tulane University, 1947-1948; professor, head department, Tulane University, 1949-1954; dean, Tulane University (Graduate School), 1954-1963; provost university, Tulane University (Graduate School), 1960-1963; visiting Professor of English, U. Washington, summer 1962; visiting Professor of English, University of Illinois, 1963; Professor of English, Duke U., 1963-1965; professor, chairman English Department, University Pennsylvania, 1965-1973; Avalon Foundation professor humanities, University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1974; president, American Council Learned Socs., New York City, 1974-1982; president pro tem, American Council Learned Socs., 1985-1986; Professor of English, New York University, 1975-1983. Member national selection committee Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Corporation, 1958-1965. Member of council National Endowment for the Humanities, 1965-1967.
(This comprehensive and original philological study of the...)
(This comprehensive and original philological study of the...)
( Two hundred years before Shakespeare observed that “all...)
Board visitors Tulane University, 1975-1982, chairman, 1979-1980. Trustee College Retirement Equities Fund., 1966-1974, National Board Graduate Education, 1971-1975, National Humanities Center, 1976-1987, Duke University, 1979-1987, Presidential Task Force on Arts and Humanities, 1981. Served from 1st lieutenant to major Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Fellow Medieval Academy American, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Philosophical Society, Council Southern Universities (vice president 1958), American Council Learned Societies (chairman board directors 1959-1974), Modern Language Association American (vice president 1960), S. Central Modern Language Association (vice president 1952), International Arthurian Society, New Chaucer Society (trustee 1977-1980), Medieval Academy American (vice president 1980-1981, president 1981-1982), Conference Deans Southern Graduate Schools (president 1962), Phi Beta Kappa (vice president 1973-1976, president 1976-1979). Clubs: Century.
Married Janet Schneider, April 18, 1946.