Larry Benson Explained

Larry Dean Benson (1929–2015) was a professor of medieval literature at Harvard University.[1] [2] After an undergraduate degree at Arizona State University and a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, he taught at Harvard for 45 years, retiring in 1998.[3] A scholar of Old and Middle English literature, he is best known as the general editor of the Riverside Chaucer, the authoritative modern edition of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Miller. Michael. Unusual Promotion Granted in English. 15 June 2016. The Harvard Crimson. September 29, 1982.
  2. Web site: Larry Dean Benson, 86 . Harvard Gazette . 25 May 2021 . 2016-10-05.
  3. News: LARRY DEAN BENSON's Obituary on Boston Globe. 23 June 2016. Boston Globe. 19 February 2015.
  4. News: Watson. Nicholas. Simpson. James. Donoghue. Daniel. In Memoriam: Larry Benson (1929-2015). 23 June 2016. New Chaucer Society Newsletter.

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