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Raymond Wilson Chambers

レイモンド・ウィルソン・チェンバーズ

Reimondo Wiruson Chēnbāzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1874-11-12 (Staxton, East Riding of Yorkshire)
Died
1942-04-23 (Unknown) age 67
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Anglo-Catholic Baptismal Name: Unknown
Residence History
London

Career

Occupations
literary scholar, author, librarian, academic
Active Years
1901-1942
Affiliations
University College London
Influenced By
W. P. Ker, A. E. Housman
Influenced
J.R.R. Tolkien

Education

University College London
English Department
Period: 不明
Country: United Kingdom
Studied under W. P. Ker and A. E. Housman

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1935
Work: Thomas More
Category: 伝記部門
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Widsith: A Study in Old English Heroic Legend

1912 Literary Study

A study of the Old English heroic legend Widsith

Old English literatureHeroic legend

Thomas More

1935 Biography

Biography of Thomas More

RenaissanceReligious Reformation

Bibliography

  • Widsith: A Study in Old English Heroic Legend, 1912
  • Recent Research Upon the Ancren Riwle, 1925
  • Ruskin (and Others) on Byron, 1925
  • On the Continuity of English Prose from Alfred to More and His School, 1932
  • Chapters on the Exeter Book, 1933
  • Thomas More, 1935
  • The Place of St. Thomas More in English Literature and History, 1937
  • Man's Unconquerable Mind, 1939

Legacy

Known for studies in Old English literature and Thomas More; influenced J.R.R. Tolkien. Donated books and papers to UCL.

Archives

  • UCL Chambers Papers
  • Chambers Book Collection

In Popular Culture

  • Mentioned in Tolkien studies