George Kane (1916-2008) was at heart a farm boy from Saskatchewan.
In the early part of his memoir he looks back on his family
background, schooldays in St Peter's Abbey in Muenster and
university years in Vancouver, Toronto, and Northwestern
universities before he set off for London on an Imperial Order of
Daughters of the Empire two-year graduate scholarship in September
1938. He was never to live in Canada again. Kane spoke rarely about
his wartime years, when he served as an officer in the British
Army. The greater part of his memoir focuses on 1939-1945, giving a
new picture of P.O.W. life in Germany -- and escape attempts. In
later life Kane won international acclaim as a medieval scholar.
The final chapter, to 1965, includes discussion of the origins of
his Piers Plowman editions. At the University of London Kane taught
in University College and later held chairs at Royal Holloway
(1955-1965) and King's College (1965-1976); afterwards he held the
William Rand Kenan Jr. Professorship of English at the University
of North Carolina (1976-1987).
General
| Imprint: |
Arizona Center For Medieval & Renaissance Studies,Us
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2016 |
| First published: |
2016 |
| Authors: |
Mary Kane
• Jane Roberts
|
| Dimensions: |
153 x 228 x 1mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
324 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-86698-568-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-86698-568-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780866985680 |
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