Dorothy Severin
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Dorothy Sherman Severin AB
, AM
, PhD
, FSA
, OBE (born 24 March 1942) is Emeritus Professor of Literature at University of Liverpool
and a Hispanist
. Her research interests include cancioneros and La Celestina
.
In June 2009, she was elected corresponding Fellow of the Real Academia Espanola
, a distinction granted very few foreign academics.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, AM
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
, PhD
PHD
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, FSA
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
, OBE (born 24 March 1942) is Emeritus Professor of Literature at University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
and a Hispanist
Hispanist
A Hispanist is a scholar specialising in Hispanic studies, that is Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization, and by extension, Basque, Catalan and Galician....
. Her research interests include cancioneros and La Celestina
La Celestina
La Celestina , actually called Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea or Comedia de Calisto y Melibea, in English Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea), is a work composed entirely in dialogue published by Fernando de Rojas in 1499...
.
In June 2009, she was elected corresponding Fellow of the Real Academia Espanola
Real Academia Española
The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
, a distinction granted very few foreign academics.
Professional memberships
- Arts and Humanities Research CouncilArts and Humanities Research CouncilEstablished in April 2005 as successor to the Arts and Humanities Research Board, the Arts and Humanities Research Council is a British Research Council and non-departmental public body that provides approximately £102 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the...
(Advisor to Research Board) - Asociación Hispánica de Literatura Medieval (Executive Committee Member)
- Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas (Board Member)
- Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (Member)
- Convivio (Cancioneristas) (Board Member)
- HEFCE RAE Sub-Panel (Vice Chair)
- Modern Humanities Research AssociationModern Humanities Research AssociationThe Modern Humanities Research Association is a British-based international organization that aims to encourage and promote advanced study and research of humanities. It is most notable for producing the MHRA Style Guide....
(Board Member) - Royal Society for the Arts (Member)
- Society of Antiquaries of LondonSociety of Antiquaries of LondonThe Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
(Fellow) - Women in Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin-American Studies (WISPS) (Founder Member)
Publications
- "The relationship between the Libro de Buen Amor and Celestina: Does Trotaconventos Perform a Philocaptio Spell on Dona Endrina?" In: Louise M. Haywood and Louise O. Vasvari eds. A Companion to the Libro de Buen Amor Tamesis pp.123-27 (2004)
- Del manuscrito a la imprenta en la epoca de Isabel la Catolica. Kassel: Reichenberger (2004)
- "Politica y poesia en la corte de Isabel la Catolica". In: Pedro Pinero eds. Dejar hablar a los textos: homenaje a Francisco Marquez University of Seville pp.239-48 (2005)
- "Celestina's Audience, from Manuscript to Print" In: Ottavio Di Camillo and John O'Neill eds. Selected Papers from the International Congress in Commemoration of the Quincentennial Anniversary of La Celestina Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies pp.197-205 (2005)
- Religious Parody and the Spanish Sentimental Romance. Newark Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta (2005)
- "15th Century Spanish Literary Conjurations and their Relationship to Lucan's Pharsalia VI." In: Charles Burnett, Jill Kraye, WF Ryan eds. Magic and the Classical Tradition Warburg Institute-Nino Aragno Editore pp.213-22 (2006)
- "The sepultura de Macias by San Pedro--but which San Pedro?" In: Dru Doherty eds. Medieval and Renaissance Spain and Portugal. Studies in Honor of Arthur L-F Askins Tamesis pp.301-08 (2006)
- An electronic corpus of 15th-century Castilian cancionero manuscripts. Liverpool/Birmingham: University of Liverpool; SD-Editions (2007) Dorothy Severin, Fiona Maguire, Manuel Moreno, Barbara Bordalejo