Ronald Alan Waldron

Ronald Alan Waldron

Infobox Writer
name = Ronald Alan Waldron


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birth_date = birth date|1927|1|9
birth_place = Teignmouth, Devon, England
death_date =
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occupation = Author|nationality = Britain
genre = Medievalism
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Ronald Alan Waldron (January 9, 1927 - ?)citation
author1 = Susan Powell and Jeremy J. Smith, eds.
title = New Perspectives on Middle English Texts: A Festschrift for R.A. Waldron
publisher = D.S. Brewer
year = 2000
location = Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, N.Y.
page = ix
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=GNMGTBumIHQC
isbn = 9780859915908 OCLC|43757539 The Google Books preview does not contain the details of Mr. Waldron's death but a festschrift is usually written for a deceased colleague.] was an English medievalist who was considered a preeminent expert in the field of early English literature. He wrote many books and was a lecturer at the University of Aarhus in Denmark and King's College London. He made an especial focus on the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and its anonymous author.

Early life

Waldron was born and raised in Teignmouth attended Teignmouth Grammar School. After leaving school he worked as a clerk at Teignmouth Electric Company before being called up for National Service late in World War II. After the war under the governmental Further Education and Training Scheme program he attended the University College of the South West of England and graduated in 1951 then proceeded to postgraduate work at Royal Holloway College of the University of London, graduating in 1953. He was married to his wife Mary in 1955 and they had two children.

Books About Ronald Alan Waldron

* citation
author1 = Susan Powell and Jeremy J. Smith, eds
title = New Perspectives on Middle English Texts: A Festschrift for R.A. Waldron
publisher = D.S. Brewer
year = 2000
location = Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, N.Y.
pages = 190 pp.
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=GNMGTBumIHQC
isbn = 9780859915908 OCLC|43757539

Works Authored by Ronald Alan Waldron

* cite book
last = Waldron
first = Ronald Alan, editor
authorlink = Ronald Alan Waldron
title = Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
publisher = Northwestern University Press
year = 1970
location = Evanston, Illinois
pages = p. 139
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=99-SAHCAMmoC
isbn = 9780810103283 OCLC|135649
* citation
last1 = Andrew
first1 = Malcolm
authorlink1 = Malcolm Andrew
last2 = Waldron
first2 = Ronald Alan
authorlink2 = Ronald Alan Waldron
title = The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript: Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
publisher = University of California Press
year = 1978
location = Berkeley
pages = p. 373
isbn = 9780859897266 OCLC|5241542
* citation
last1 = Kennedy
first1 = Edward Donald
authorlink1 = Edward Donald Kennedy
last2 = Waldron
first2 = Ronald Alan
authorlink2 = Ronald Alan Waldron
last3 = Wittig
first3 = Joseph S.
authorlink3 = Joseph S. Wittig
title = Medieval English Studies Presented to George Kane
publisher = D.S. Brewer
year = 1988
location = Wolfeboro, N.H.
pages = 327
isbn = 9780859912624 OCLC|16833713
* citation
last1 = Finch
first1 = Casey
authorlink1 = Casey Finch
last2 = Waldron
first2 = Ronald Alan
authorlink2 = Ronald Alan Waldron
last3 = Andrew
first3 = Malcolm
authorlink3 = Malcolm Andrew
last4 = Peterson
first4 = Clifford J.
authorlink4 = Clifford J. Peterson
title = The Complete Works of the Pearl Poet
publisher = University of California Press
year = 1993
location = Berkeley
pages = 488
isbn = 9780520078710 OCLC|25409834
* cite journal
last = Waldron
first = Ronald Alan
authorlink = Ronald Alan Waldron
journal = Lexis and Texts in Early English : Studies Presented to Jane Roberts
title = Doublets in the Translation Techniques of John Trevisa
publisher = Rodophi
year = 2001
location = Amsterdam ; Atlanta
pages = 302 pp.
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=0WDidakJlhQC
isbn = 9789042010017 OCLC|46827633

References

Persondata
NAME=Waldron, Ronald Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=R. A. Waldron
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American medievalist
DATE OF BIRTH=January 9, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH=Teignmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=


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