Simonne d'Ardenne
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| Simonne d'Ardenne | |
|---|---|
| Biographical information | |
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 1986 |
| Education | Oxford, University of Liège |
| Occupation | Academic, author |
| Location | Belgium |
Simonne Rosalie Thérèse Odile d'Ardenne (1899-1986; S.R.T.O. or sometimes S.T.R.O.) was a Belgian medieval philologist who studied Middle English with J.R.R. Tolkien during the 1930s,[1] and became Professor of Comparative Grammar at the University of Liège in 1938.[2]
D'Ardenne became a close friend of the Tolkien family, and J.R.R. visited her in Belgium in the 1950s.
Bibliography, selected
Books
Articles
- 1947: English Studies Vol. 27, No. 6
- "'Iþþlen' in Sawles Warde" (S.R.T.O. d'Ardenne, J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1948: Studia Neophilologica Vol. 20, Nos. 1-2
- MS. Bodley 34: A Re-Collation of a Collation" (S.R.T.O. d'Ardenne, J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1962: English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday
- "A Neglected Manuscript of British History"
- 1979: J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller
- "The Man and the Scholar - A reminiscence" (as S.T.R.O. d'Ardenne)
Translations
- 1975: [French translation of Farmer Giles of Ham, produced by d'Ardenne in 1937]
References
- ↑ Tolkien, John and Tolkien, Priscilla: The Tolkien Family Album, p. 68
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, p. 202-4
