Norris J. Lacy (born March 8, 1940 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky)[citation needed] is an American scholar focusing on Frenchmedieval literature. He was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor Emeritus of French and Medieval Studies at the Pennsylvania State University until his retirement in 2012, a position he had held since 1998. He is a leading expert on the Arthurian legend and has written and edited numerous books, papers, and articles on the topic. In 2014 the International Arthurian Society, North American Branch, presented him an award for Lifetime Service to Arthurian Studies.
He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and has held teaching positions at the University of Kansas, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Washington University in St. Louis. He has served as president of the International Arthurian Society. With Geoffrey Ashe he wrote The Arthurian Handbook, and he edited The Arthurian Encyclopedia and its successor, The New Arthurian Encyclopedia, a standard reference book for Arthurian works. He also oversaw the first complete English translation of the French Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles, released as the five-volume (alternatively ten-volume) Lancelot-Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation.
He was knighted in France's Ordre des Palmes académiques, first as a Chevalier in 1988, and subsequently elevated to the rank of Officier in 2003.[1]
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^"NORRIS J. LACY". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
The first full English translations of the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles were overseen by Norris J. Lacy. Volumes 1–4 contain the Vulgate Cycle proper.
Lacy, Norris J. (Ed.). Lancelot–Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation, New York: Garland.
norris, lacy, born, march, 1940, hopkinsville, kentucky, citation, needed, american, scholar, focusing, french, medieval, literature, edwin, erle, sparks, professor, emeritus, french, medieval, studies, pennsylvania, state, university, until, retirement, 2012,. Norris J Lacy born March 8 1940 in Hopkinsville Kentucky citation needed is an American scholar focusing on French medieval literature He was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor Emeritus of French and Medieval Studies at the Pennsylvania State University until his retirement in 2012 a position he had held since 1998 He is a leading expert on the Arthurian legend and has written and edited numerous books papers and articles on the topic In 2014 the International Arthurian Society North American Branch presented him an award for Lifetime Service to Arthurian Studies He received his Ph D from Indiana University and has held teaching positions at the University of Kansas the University of California Los Angeles and Washington University in St Louis He has served as president of the International Arthurian Society With Geoffrey Ashe he wrote The Arthurian Handbook and he edited The Arthurian Encyclopedia and its successor The New Arthurian Encyclopedia a standard reference book for Arthurian works He also oversaw the first complete English translation of the French Vulgate and Post Vulgate Cycles released as the five volume alternatively ten volume Lancelot Grail The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post Vulgate in Translation He was knighted in France s Ordre des Palmes academiques first as a Chevalier in 1988 and subsequently elevated to the rank of Officier in 2003 1 References Edit NORRIS J LACY Pennsylvania State University Retrieved 4 August 2016 The first full English translations of the Vulgate and Post Vulgate Cycles were overseen by Norris J Lacy Volumes 1 4 contain the Vulgate Cycle proper Lacy Norris J Ed Lancelot Grail The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post Vulgate in Translation New York Garland Volume 1 of 5 December 1 1992 ISBN 0 8240 7733 4 Volume 2 of 5 August 1 1993 ISBN 0 8153 0746 2 Volume 3 of 5 March 1 1995 ISBN 0 8153 0747 0 Volume 4 of 5 April 1 1995 ISBN 0 8153 0748 9 Volume 5 of 5 May 1 1996 ISBN 0 8153 0757 8 Lacy Norris J Ed 2000 The Lancelot Grail Reader New York Garland ISBN 0 8153 3419 2 External links EditNorris J Lacy personal webpage nbsp This biography of an American historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norris J Lacy amp oldid 1147389408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
