Draft:Sybil Goulding
Sybil Maud Goulding (fl. 1914–1931) was a British literary critic and academic. The daughter of a bank manager, she was a childhood friend of writer Winifred Holtby and wrote and performed plays with her.[1] After being educated at Bridlington High School, she entered Somerville College, Oxford, to study French in 1914.[2] She received a first class pass and was one of the first women to be admitted to degrees at Oxford when they were awarded in 1920.[3] She gained her MA in Paris.[4] She worked as a registry assistant at the League of Nations in 1919.[5]
Goulding specialised in the French reception of English literature: her most notable work was Swift en France (1924).[6] She was later a fellow at St Hugh’s College, Oxford.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Brittain, Vera (2012-03-22). Testament of Friendship: The Story of Winifred Holtby. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4055-1555-9.
- ^ The Oxford Magazine. The Proprietors. 1914.
- ^ Oxford University Gazette Vol. 51 1920–1921. 1921. p. 134.
- ^ a b "St Hugh's College, Oxford - Chronicle 1930-1931 by St Hugh's College, Oxford - Issuu". issuu.com. 2015-09-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "LONSEA - League of Nations Search Engine". www.lonsea.de. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Goulding, Sybil Maud | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-02.