William Peyton Ker ( Eng. William Paton Ker ; August 30, 1855 , Glasgow - July 17, 1923 ) - English literary critic .
| William Peyton Ker | |
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| English William Paton Ker | |
| Date of Birth | August 30, 1855 |
| Place of Birth | Glasgow |
| Date of death | July 17, 1923 (67 years) |
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| Awards and prizes | [d] |
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Biography
He studied at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford , taught English literature at the universities of Cardiff , Oxford , London , and from 1920 he headed the Department of Poetry at Oxford University .
Research Interests
Specialist mainly in the literature of the Middle Ages .
Recognition and Authority
U.H. Oden and J.R.R.Tolkin referred to the works of Kera, Borges often used his works as a source.
Works
- Epic and Romance ( Eng. Epic and Romance: Essays on Medieval Literature ) (1897), second edition - 1908
- "The Middle Ages" ( eng. The Dark Ages ) (1904)
- Sturla the Historian (1906)
- Tennyson (1909)
- English literature; medieval (1912) - also known as Medieval English literature ( ISBN 9780198880431 )
- Two Essays (1918)
- Sir Walter Scott (1919)
- The Art of Poetry (1923)
- Form And Style In Poetry (1928)
- On Modern Literature
- Collected Essays (1968) edited by Charles Whibley
Literature
- Ker, William // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.