Derek P. Scales Explained

Derek P. Scales
Birth Date:	3 July 1921
Nationality:	Australian
Workplaces:	Australian National University
Education:	University of Sydney (BA), University of Paris (PhD)
Influences:	Aldous Huxley, Alphonse Karr

Derek Percival Scales (3 July 1921 – 28 August 2004) was an Australian literary scholar and former Professor of French and Dean of Faculty of Arts at the Australian National University.^[1] He was known for his works on Aldous Huxley and Alphonse Karr.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Books

• Alphonse Karr: sa vie et son oeuvre (1808-1890), Derek P. Scales, Droz 1959
• Aldous Huxley and French literature, Derek P. Scales, Sydney University Press 1969

Notes and References

1. Web site: Department of French . Australian National University.
2. Kretsch . Robert W. . Derek P. Scales, Alphonse Karr: sa vie et son oeuvre (Book Review) . . Apr 1, 1960 . 51 . 2 . 148 . en.
3. Vitoux . Pierre . Review of Aldous Huxley and French Literature . . 1973 . 3 . 334–340 . 10.2307/3506927 . 3506927 . 0306-2473.
4. Book: Ilina . Elena . Criticism by Genre: The Menippean Tradition in British Dystopian Fiction . 2009 . 232 .