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Comment: I don't see clear notability of any flavour here. The sources are not enough to establish it by WP:GNG. There's nothing obviously meeting WP:AUTHOR. And as for WP:NACADEMIC, I struggle to see how someone whose "most significant academic work was his doctoral thesis"
could possibly be notable under that guideline, either (although there is in the 'Scholarly Contributions' section the slightest hint that NACADEMIC #1 might be a prospect?). Or am I missing something? DoubleGrazing (talk) 11:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
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Monsieur Le Professeur Maurice Pollet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1910 Bourganeuf, Creuse, France |
| Died | 26 December 1999 |
| Resting place | Burgh-next-Aylsham |
| Occupation | Academic, Writer, Translator |
| Spouse | Myrtle Florence Roberts |
| Children | Robert Pollet, John Pollet |
| Relatives | Sister: Yvonne Meynier |
Maurice Pollet (27 June 1910 – 26 December 1999)[1][2] was a French academic, writer and translator, best known for his study of the Tudor poet John Skelton.
Biography
[edit]Early Life
[edit]Maurice Pollet was born in Bourganeuf, Creuse, France, to a family of teachers.[1]. He had an older sister, Yvonne Meynier (née Pollet)[1]. Following the death of his father in World War I, Pollet was designated a Ward of the Nation (Pupille de la Nation) on 7 March 1919, a status that provided him with financial support for his education until the age of 21 and other benefits[1][3]. At the age of 19, he traveled to Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, to further his studies[4].
In January 1933, Pollet reached out to the poet A.E. Housman by sending a questionnaire through Housman's publisher, Grant Richards. Despite Housman’s known aversion to personal interviews, he surprisingly completed and returned the questionnaire, acknowledging that he felt it might be worthwhile "for the sake of posterity" to answer some of Pollet’s inquiries[5]. Later, in 1937, Pollet collaborated with Housman on a published work[6].
Marriage and Children
[edit]At the age of 33, on 9 August 1944, Maurice Pollet married Myrtle Florence Roberts in Chelsea, London[1] . They had two sons, Robert (deceased) and John[2]
Scholarly Contributions
[edit]Pollet's most significant academic work was his doctoral thesis on the Tudor poet John Skelton, which he presented to the Faculty of Arts at the University of Paris for his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctorat ès Lettres). This thesis was published in 1962 and later translated into English by John Warrington, with the translated version released as a book in 1971[7][8]. This work is cited frequently in John Skelton: The Complete English Poems edited by John Scattergood, where he discusses the historical and cultural context surrounding Skelton’s poetry[9]. Steven W. May, in his book The Elizabethan Courtier Poets: The Poems and Their Contexts, discusses the influence of earlier poets such as John Skelton and acknowledges Pollet’s contribution to the understanding of the Tudor literary tradition[10]
Published works
[edit]- 1945, Regard Sur L’Angleterre En Guerre (Causerie Faite Le 5 Novembre 1944 à La Régionale Parisienne). imp. Coneslant.
- 1961, La Tragédie de Roméo et Juliette de William Shakespeare : Edition Critique Avec Traduction, Aubier, Editions Montaigne,
- 1962, John Skelton (c. 1460-1592) Contribution a L’histoire de La Prerenaissance Anglaise. Didier.
- 1963, L’Afrique Du Commonwealth. Éditions Saint-Paul.
- 1971, John Skelton; Poet of Tudor England. Bucknell University Press.
- 1987,Souvenirs Retrouvés d’Afrique Du Nord et Du Levant : 136 Croquis ; Suivis de Notes de Route ; et Du Journal d’Un Tirailleur Au Liban et En Syrie. Impr. Lecomte.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Registres paroissiaux et de l'état civil". archives.creuse.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b "Personal Announcements, Deaths". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich, Norfolk, England. 2000-01-06. p. 27.
- ^ DEKOBOR, W. (2013-04-01). "Le Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de la guerre: genèse et particularités (2e partie)". Revue Médecine et Armées. 41 (2): 109–118. doi:10.17184/eac.6661. ISSN 0300-4937.
- ^ "EDUCATIONAL, Ac. STUDENT, 8.A., requires post in family to teach French in return for board. - Apply: Mr. Maurice Pollet, 14 Grafton Road. Bedford". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. Bedfordshire, England. 9 August 1929.
- ^ Vincent, Edgar (2018-05-16). A.E. Housman. Boydell and Brewer Limited. ISBN 978-1-78744-098-2.
- ^ Housman, A.E.; Pollet, Maurice. "Étude suivie d'une lettre inédite de A.E. Housman à M. Pollet". la revue Études Anglaises. OCLC 504443907.
- ^ Pollet, Maurice (1962). John Skelton (c. 1460-1529); contribution à l'histoire de la Prérenaissance anglaise. Didier. OCLC 906469.
- ^ Pollet, Maurice; Warrington, John (1971). John Skelton: poet of Tudor England (1. publ ed.). London: Dent. ISBN 978-0-460-03937-6.
- ^ Skelton, John; Scattergood, Vincent John (1983). John Skelton : the complete English poems. Penguin English poets. Harmondsworth: Penguin books. ISBN 978-0-14-042233-7.
- ^ May, Steven W. (1991). The Elizabethan courtier poets: the poems and their contexts. Columbia: University of Missouri press. ISBN 978-0-8262-0749-4.
- ^ "WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.