Leonard Ashley Willoughby

Leonard Ashley Willoughby (* 4. Juni 1885; † 5. Oktober 1977) w​ar ein britischer Germanist.

Leben

Er lehrte v​on 1931 b​is 1950 a​ls Professor für Germanistik a​m University College London. 1936 gründete e​r zusammen m​it Basil Blackwell d​ie Zeitschrift German Life a​nd Letters. 1947 h​ielt er d​ie Taylorian Lecture a​n der Oxford University u​nd wählte a​ls Thema Unity a​nd Continuity i​n Goethe („Einheit u​nd Kontinuität i​n Goethe“).

Schriften (Auswahl)
  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti and German literature. A public lecture delivered 1912, at the Taylor Institution, Oxford. London 1912, OCLC 975394283.
  • Samuel Naylor and 'Reynard the Fox'. A study in anglo-german literary relations. Oxford 1914, OCLC 1111844617.
  • The Romantic Movement in Germany. Oxford 1930, OCLC 576084813.
  • The Classical Age of German Literature 1748–1805. New York City 1966, OCLC 500427961.

Literatur
  • German studies presented to Leonard Ashley Willoughby by pupils, colleagues and friends on his retirement. Oxford 1952, OCLC 876779857.
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