Name Rosemary Woolf Nephews Jonathan Woolf | Died April 13, 1978 Role Scholar | |
Born December 27, 1925 ( 1925-12-27 ) Books The English religious lyric in the Middle Ages, The English Mystery Plays, Art and doctrine Siblings Sir John Woolf, James Woolf Parents Gladys Capua Woolf, C.M. Woolf | ||
Rosemary Estelle Woolf (27 December 1925 – 13 April 1978) was an English scholar of medieval literature, known especially for her work on medieval English religious lyrics, The English Religious Lyric in the Middle Ages.
Biography
Woolf was the daughter of British film executive C. M. Woolf. She was the first woman in her family to attend university, receiving a B. Litt. from St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1949. She became a lecturer at the University College of Hull in 1948. She became a lecturer in English at Somerville College, Oxford University in 1961, teaching Old and Middle English literature and the history of the English language.
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