Arthur Clare Cawley

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Arthur Clare Cawley
Born(1913-11-21)21 November 1913
Kent, England
Died7 January 1993(1993-01-07) (aged 79)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OccupationAcademic
First edition cover of "Everyman"

Arthur Clare Cawley (21 November 1913 - 7 January 1993) was Professor of English Language and Medieval English Literature at the University of Leeds.

Early life and education[]

Cawley was born in the Medway district of Kent on 21 November 1913.[1] He graduated from University College London (UCL) in 1934.

Academic career[]

After a year in the Education Department at the University of Hull, Cawley returned to UCL in 1935 for three years as a part-time Lecturer during which time he completed his MA on John of Trevisa's version of Ralph Higden's Polychronicon.[2]

In 1938, Cawley went to Harvard on a Commonwealth Fellowship and, on his return to England, joined the British Council. He went as Professor of English to Iași in Romania until the German invasion forced him to leave and he spent 1941 to 1945 in Egypt and in Benghazi, Libya. Finally, still with the British Council, he taught in Reykjavík, Iceland.[2]

In 1946 Cawley returned to England and after a year at the University of Sheffield was appointed to a Lectureship at the University of Leeds in 1947. He completed his PhD in 1952.[2] His thesis for London University was a scholarly edition of six of the thirty-six Wakefield Pageants.[3]

In 1959 Cawley left Leeds to go to the Darnell Chair of English at the University of Queensland, Australia. He remained there for six years before returning to Leeds as Professor of English Language and Medieval English Literature in 1965. He retired from his chair in 1979 with the title Emeritus Professor.[2] The university currently offers a post-graduate scholarship in his name.[4][5]

A noted Mediaevalist, Cawley has commentated and edited numerous works including "Everyman",[6] mediaeval miracle plays,[6] the Canterbury Tales,[7] and the Wakefield Mystery Plays.[8][9]

Personal life[]

Cawley and fellow University College London postgraduate student Winifred Cozens (24 January 1915 - 8 May 2001) married in 1939. His wife was a teacher and children's author.[10]

Cawley died in Brisbane, Australia on 7 January 1993 at the age of 79.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Freebmd.org.uk, search
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Stanley Ellis, 'Arthur Cawley: A Biographical Note', Leeds Studies in English, n. s. 12 (1981), 1-2 (p. 1).
  3. ^ Arthur Clare Cawley, ed. (1958). The Wakefield Pageants in the Towneley Cycle (Old & Middle English Texts). Manchester University Press. pp. vii. ISBN 0-7190-0606-6. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ^ "School of English Scholarships - Arthur Cawley Scholarship". University of Leeds. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  5. ^ University of Leeds, Biographical Note
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Everyman and medieval miracle plays". Everyman's Library. 1 January 1956. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer ; edited with an introduction by A.C. Cawley". London: Dent. 1958. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  8. ^ "The Wakefield pageants in the Towneley cycle / edited by A.C. Cawley". Manchester: Manchester University Press. 1958. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Wakefield Mystery Plays: Further Information". City of Wakefield: Wakefield Local Studies Department. 29 March 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Eccleshare, Julia (9 June 2001). "Obituary: Winifred Cawley: Her books opened a world of social realism for children". The Guardian. English. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
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