Helen Peters (born 1942) is a Canadian scholar of English literature and a specialist in the theatre of Newfoundland. She is a winner of the British Academy's Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for 1981.
Helen Peters obtained B.A. (1971) and M.A. (1972) degrees in English from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[3] She was a holder of the University Medal in English in 1971.[4] She went to Somerville College, Oxford for doctoral studies, where she was a Mary Somerville Fellow.[1] She obtained a DPhil degree in 1978 with a thesis on John Donne.[5]
She joined the faculty of Memorial University in 1984.[6] She was elected to the university's Senate in 1993.[7]
Peters was a member of the board of the Newfoundland Quarterly, a cultural and literary journal.[3]
In 1980, Peters edited and produced the first critical text of John Donne's Paradoxes and Problems. This program had been started by Evelyn Simpson and continued by Helen Gardiner, under whom Peters worked on her doctoral dissertation, which led to the publication of this text.[9] She incorporated ten paradoxes and nineteen problems into the canon, discarding two paradoxes as possibly inauthentic. She showed that Donne's first edition of the work in 1633 had omissions and corruptions, rendering it unsuitable for a modern standard text, and used material from subsequent prints to create her critical text. Her derivation of Donne's paradoxes from the classical style of argumentation (the mock encomium and the argument against received opinion) was well articulated but her dating of the works and placement in relation to Donne's poetry was deemed problematic, given the large amount of extant counter-evidence that showed affinities between the paradoxes and his prose rather than his verse.[10] The book won the British Academy's Rose Mary Crawshay Prize in 1981.[11]
Peters shifted her attention to the theatre of Newfoundland with her edition of The Plays of CODCO (1992), a professional alternative dramatics group known for its monologues, mime, dance and tough humour. A socially activist troupe, CODCO helped to counter mainland Canadian views of Newfoundlanders as simple-minded fishermen.[12] She explored cultural identity in the theatre and in 1994, convened a workshop for the International Federation for Theatre Research, which resulted in a special publication of the journal Theatre Research International, edited by her.[13]
In 1996, she edited and published a collection of Newfoundland and Labrador plays, Stars in the Sky Morning.
Selected worksedit
Donne, John (1980). Peters, Helen (ed.). Paradoxes and Problems. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Peters, Helen, ed. (1992). The Plays of CODCO. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
Lynde, Denyse; Peters, Helen; Buehler, Richard, eds. (1993). Proceedings of the Workshop on Newfoundland Theatre Research. Memorial University.
Peters, Helen, ed. (1996). Stars in the Sky Morning: Ten Plays Created in the Tradition of Collective Theatre. Creative Book Publishing. ISBN978-1895387742.
Baker, Melvin; Peters, Helen; Ryan, Shannon, eds. (1997). People of the Landwash: Essays on Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John's: Harry Cuff.
^"Retirements" (PDF). The Communicator. 18 (5–6). Memorial University of Newfoundland: 21. 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^"Notes from the Senate". MUN Gazette: 4. 21 October 1993.
^"Campus Scene: Retirements" (PDF). The Communicator. 18 (1–2). Memorial University: 7. 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^Mezciems, Jenny (1984). "John Donne: 'Paradoxes' and 'Problems' by Helen Peters". The Modern Language Review. 79 (1). JSTOR 3730335.
^Mueller, Janel M. (1981). "Paradoxes and Problems. by John Donne". Renaissance Quarterly. 34 (3). JSTOR 2861524.
^"The Rose Mary Crawshay Prize" (PDF). British Academy. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^Gulliver, Mekaela (2014). Preserving the Best: Newfoundland’s Cultural Movement, 1965-1983(PDF) (PhD). Memorial University of Newfoundland. pp. 235–236. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^"Take to the stage?". MUN Gazette: 7. 20 June 1996.
January 01, 1970
helen, peters, born, 1942, canadian, scholar, english, literature, specialist, theatre, newfoundland, winner, british, academy, rose, mary, crawshay, prize, 1981, contents, life, research, selected, works, referenceslife, edithelen, ruth, katherine, peters, bo. Helen Peters born 1942 is a Canadian scholar of English literature and a specialist in the theatre of Newfoundland She is a winner of the British Academy s Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for 1981 Contents 1 Life 2 Research 3 Selected works 4 ReferencesLife editHelen Ruth Katherine Peters was born in 1942 in St John s Newfoundland 1 2 Helen Peters obtained B A 1971 and M A 1972 degrees in English from the Memorial University of Newfoundland 3 She was a holder of the University Medal in English in 1971 4 She went to Somerville College Oxford for doctoral studies where she was a Mary Somerville Fellow 1 She obtained a DPhil degree in 1978 with a thesis on John Donne 5 She joined the faculty of Memorial University in 1984 6 She was elected to the university s Senate in 1993 7 Peters was a member of the board of the Newfoundland Quarterly a cultural and literary journal 3 She retired in 2004 8 Research editIn 1980 Peters edited and produced the first critical text of John Donne s Paradoxes and Problems This program had been started by Evelyn Simpson and continued by Helen Gardiner under whom Peters worked on her doctoral dissertation which led to the publication of this text 9 She incorporated ten paradoxes and nineteen problems into the canon discarding two paradoxes as possibly inauthentic She showed that Donne s first edition of the work in 1633 had omissions and corruptions rendering it unsuitable for a modern standard text and used material from subsequent prints to create her critical text Her derivation of Donne s paradoxes from the classical style of argumentation the mock encomium and the argument against received opinion was well articulated but her dating of the works and placement in relation to Donne s poetry was deemed problematic given the large amount of extant counter evidence that showed affinities between the paradoxes and his prose rather than his verse 10 The book won the British Academy s Rose Mary Crawshay Prize in 1981 11 Peters shifted her attention to the theatre of Newfoundland with her edition of The Plays of CODCO 1992 a professional alternative dramatics group known for its monologues mime dance and tough humour A socially activist troupe CODCO helped to counter mainland Canadian views of Newfoundlanders as simple minded fishermen 12 She explored cultural identity in the theatre and in 1994 convened a workshop for the International Federation for Theatre Research which resulted in a special publication of the journal Theatre Research International edited by her 13 In 1996 she edited and published a collection of Newfoundland and Labrador plays Stars in the Sky Morning Selected works editDonne John 1980 Peters Helen ed Paradoxes and Problems Oxford Clarendon Press Peters Helen ed 1992 The Plays of CODCO New York Peter Lang Publishing Inc Lynde Denyse Peters Helen Buehler Richard eds 1993 Proceedings of the Workshop on Newfoundland Theatre Research Memorial University Peters Helen ed 1996 Stars in the Sky Morning Ten Plays Created in the Tradition of Collective Theatre Creative Book Publishing ISBN 978 1895387742 Baker Melvin Peters Helen Ryan Shannon eds 1997 People of the Landwash Essays on Newfoundland and Labrador St John s Harry Cuff References edit a b About Alumni Luminus 4 3 23 1975 Master of Arts Convocation Fall Memorial University of Newfoundland 8 1972 a b Everything to Catch the Pennies President s Report Memorial University of Newfoundland 2003 Medals and Awards MUN Gazette 3 9 8 June 1971 Alumni Update Luminus 6 3 6 1978 Retirements PDF The Communicator 18 5 6 Memorial University of Newfoundland 21 2004 Retrieved 3 May 2021 Notes from the Senate MUN Gazette 4 21 October 1993 Campus Scene Retirements PDF The Communicator 18 1 2 Memorial University 7 2004 Retrieved 2 May 2021 Mezciems Jenny 1984 John Donne Paradoxes and Problems by Helen Peters The Modern Language Review 79 1 JSTOR 3730335 Mueller Janel M 1981 Paradoxes and Problems by John Donne Renaissance Quarterly 34 3 JSTOR 2861524 The Rose Mary Crawshay Prize PDF British Academy Retrieved 3 May 2021 Gulliver Mekaela 2014 Preserving the Best Newfoundland s Cultural Movement 1965 1983 PDF PhD Memorial University of Newfoundland pp 235 236 Retrieved 3 May 2021 Take to the stage MUN Gazette 7 20 June 1996 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helen Peters amp oldid 1190348605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
