Alan Edgar Knight (September 7, 1931 – September 17, 2015) was an American scholar of medieval French literature, noted for his research on late medieval civi
Alan Edgar Knight | |
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| Born | September 7, 1931 Plant City, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 2015 (aged 84) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Scholar of medieval French literature |
| Employer | Pennsylvania State University |
Alan Edgar Knight (September 7, 1931 – September 17, 2015) was an American scholar of medieval French literature, noted for his research on late medieval civic theatre and for his five-volume critical edition of Les Mystères de la Procession de Lille, published between 2001 and 2011. He served as Professor of French at Pennsylvania State University and held leadership roles in international medieval theatre studies.
Knight was born in Plant City, Florida, on September 7, 1931. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1951 and served during the Korean War as a sergeant in Intelligence and Analysis at the Eighth Army Headquarters in Seoul. His service decorations included the Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.[1]
After returning from military service, Knight earned a B.A. in French from Florida State University in 1958, an M.A. in French Literature from Fordham University in 1960, and a Ph.D. in French Literature from Yale University in 1965.[2]
Knight joined the faculty of Pennsylvania State University in 1964, where he taught French literature, medieval theatre, paleography, comparative literature, literary theory, and medieval studies. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1970 and Professor of French in 1984, later becoming Professor Emeritus in 1997.[3] He served as Visiting Professor at Emory University in 1982.
Knight held several professional service roles, including Secretary-Treasurer of the Société Internationale pour l’Étude du Théâtre Médiéval from 1977 to 1990. He also served on editorial boards and acted as a reviewer for academic presses and journals such as Speculum and PMLA.[4]
Knight specialized in late medieval French civic theatre, particularly the dramatic traditions of northern France. His major scholarly achievement was the critical edition of the fifteenth-century Lille processional plays, Les Mystères de la Procession de Lille, published in five volumes by Librairie Droz between 2001 and 2011.[5] This edition resulted from more than two decades of research supported by multiple fellowships and three National Endowment for the Humanities grants.[6]
Knight published books, articles, encyclopedia entries, and translations on medieval drama and French literature. He contributed to the Dictionary of the Middle Ages and to Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, and presented more than one hundred scholarly papers at conferences in the United States and abroad.[7]
Knight's interests included cooking, wine, gardening, and philately. He was a life member of the American Philatelic Society. A spearmint plant he cultivated over many years was later propagated commercially as "Knight Mint".[8]
Knight died on September 17, 2015, in Berkeley, California, following a stroke. He is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery in Plant City, Florida.[9]
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