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Frances Amelia Yates
フランセス・アメリア・イェーツ
Furansesu Ameria Yētsu
Aliases:
Dame Frances Yates
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1899-11-28 （Southsea, Portsmouth, England）
- Died
- 1981-09-29 （Surbiton, England） age 81
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Religion
- Anglicanism Baptized in 1900
- Residence History
- Southsea, England → Glasgow, Scotland → Ingleton, Yorkshire → Claygate, Surrey
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Writer
- Active Years
- 1925-1981
- Affiliations
- Warburg Institute
- Memberships
- British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary)
- Influenced By
- Dorothea Singer, Fritz Saxl, D. P. Walker
- Influenced
- Keith Thomas
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College London | — | French | MA | 1920-1926 | United Kingdom |
University College London
French
Degree:
MA
Period:
1920-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
United Kingdom
BA (1924) and MA in French
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) | — | — | British Government | 受章 |
| 1967 | Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
| 1934 | Mary Crawshay Prize | John Florio: The Life of an Italian in Shakespeare's England | — | British Academy | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Wolfson Award | Overall oeuvre | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
1977
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受章
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
1967
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Mary Crawshay Prize
1934
Work:
John Florio: The Life of an Italian in Shakespeare's England
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
受賞
Wolfson Award
1973
Work:
Overall oeuvre
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
1964 HistoryEmphasized the role of Hermeticism in Bruno's works and Renaissance magic.
HermeticismMysticismMagic
The Art of Memory
1966 HistoryExplored the history of the art of memory.
Art of MemoryRenaissance Thought
The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
1972 HistoryExamined the influence of Rosicrucian manifestos.
RosicrucianismEsotericism
Bibliography
- John Florio: The Life of an Italian in Shakespeare's England
- A Study of Love's Labour's Lost
- The French Academies of the Sixteenth Century
- The Valois Tapestries
- Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
- The Art of Memory
- Theatre of the World
- The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
- Astraea: The Imperial Theme in the Sixteenth Century
- Shakespeare's Last Plays: A New Approach
- The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyImaginativeInterdisciplinary
- Recurring Motifs
- Hermetic TraditionRenaissance MagicEsotericism
Health
-
Depression1940年代-晩年Deeply unhappy but continued research
-
Femur fracture1981年Hospitalized shortly before death
Legacy
Pioneer in the study of Renaissance esotericism, renowned for highlighting Hermeticism's role.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
Archives
- Warburg Institute
In Popular Culture
- Influenced John Crowley's novels
- Influenced Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
Quotes
-
It seems to me now the Golden Age, in which the security and stability of the Victorian era were still intact and seemed the natural state of affairs, which would continue for ever (though in a less severe and easier form).
Source: Autobiographical note
Trivia
- Never married, remained single
- Lived in Claygate until death
- Long-time researcher at Warburg Institute