Donald Beecher
Fellow
Current Employer
Carleton University
Election Year
2016
Academy
Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Discipline
Literature
Department
Department of English Language and Literature
Keywords
English language and literature
BEECHER, Donald A. – Department of English Language and Literature, Carleton University
Donald Beecher is known globally as a major force in Renaissance Studies in Canada. The impact of his work in literary criticism, scholarly editions, folklore, and the history of ideas have reshaped the canons of Renaissance theatre, prose fiction, and early music. He has organized numerous international conferences, travelled widely as a visiting scholar, earning for him a CSRS lifetime achievement award and a Carleton Chancellor’s professorship.
Donald Beecher is known globally as a major force in Renaissance Studies in Canada. The impact of his work in literary criticism, scholarly editions, folklore, and the history of ideas have reshaped the canons of Renaissance theatre, prose fiction, and early music. He has organized numerous international conferences, travelled widely as a visiting scholar, earning for him a CSRS lifetime achievement award and a Carleton Chancellor’s professorship.
Donald Beecher est reconnu internationalement en tant que grand spécialiste des études sur la Renaissance. Ses travaux de critique littéraire, ses éditions scolaires sur le folklore, et sur l’histoire des idées ont contribué à refaçonner le répertoire, non seulement du théâtre de la Renaissance, mais aussi de la fiction en prose, et de la musique ancienne. En plus d’avoir été l’organisateur de nombreuses conférences internationales, il a été professeur invité un peu partout dans le monde, ce qui lui a mérité le prix accordé par la Société de la Renaissance du Canada pour l’ensemble de sa carrière, et d’avoir été désigné « Chancellor’s Professor » à Carleton University.
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