Anne Klinck

Canadian academic (1943–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anne Lingard Klinck (née Hibbert; January 4, 1943 – July 7, 2023) was a Canadian academic and writer. Her work focused on the classics and was an authority on the female voice in lyric poetry.

Born(1943-01-04)January 4, 1943
Chester, England
DiedJuly 7, 2023(2023-07-07) (aged 80)
OccupationsAcademic, writer
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Anne Klinck
Born(1943-01-04)January 4, 1943
Chester, England
DiedJuly 7, 2023(2023-07-07) (aged 80)
OccupationsAcademic, writer
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Early life

Klinck was born in Chester, England on January 4, 1943[1] to British-Canadian father, Sydney Hibbert, as Anne Lingard Hibbert.[2]

Education

Klinck received a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Oxford.[3] She also has a master's degree from McGill University and she also has a master's and a PhD from the University of New Brunswick.[3][4]

Career

Klinck worked at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) for eighteen years before retiring[5] as Professor Emerita.[3] While working at UNB she co-directed the English programs.[5]

Klinck was an authority on the female voice in lyric poetry.[5]

Death

Klinck died from esophageal cancer on July 7, 2023, at the age of 80.[1]

Selected publications

  • Animal Imagery in Wulf and Eadwacer and the Possibilities of Interpretation, Papers on Language and Literature, 23 (1): 3–13[6]
  • The Old English Elegies: A Critical Edition and Genre Study, 1992 and 2001, McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN 9780773522411[7][8]
  • The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, 2000, University of Ottawa Press.[3]
  • Anne Kilnck and Anne Marie Rasmusen, Medieval Woman's Song: Cross-Cultural Approaches, 2002, University of Pennsylvania Press[9][10]
  • An Anthology of Ancient and Medieval Woman's Song, 2004 Palgrave Press[11]
  • Woman’s Songs in Ancient Greece, 2008, McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN 9780773534483[3]
  • The Voices of Medieval English Lyric: An Anthology of Poems, 2019 McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 978-0-7735-5882-3[12]

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