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Peter S. Noble (20 May 1941–31 May 2016)

Peter S. Noble (20 May 1941–31 May 2016) JIAS 2016; 4(1): 177­177 Obituary DOI 10.1515/jias-2016-0015 The British Branch of the International Arthurian Society has lost a faithful and eminent member of long standing in the person of Professor Peter Scott Noble. Educated in Cambridge (St John's College) and London (King's College, then Birkbeck), Professor Noble was appointed in 1966 to the University of Reading, where he remained until his retirement in 2007, having served as Head of Department of French Studies from 1991 to 1999 and twice as Director of the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies (1983­1986 and 2004­2005). Peter's interests included Occitan, early modern women writers, the medieval chronicles ­ particularly Villehardouin, Clari and Henri de Valenciennes ­ the chanson de geste and contemporary French-Canadian literature, as well as Arthurian literature, on which he published extensively. He was an active member of the International Courtly literature Society (of which he was Secretary between 1980 and 1983), the Medieval Chronicles Society and Société Rencesvals, as well as the Arthurian Society. Professor Noble's bibliography features a monograph on Chrétien de Troyes (1982), two volumes on the Tristan tradition (2003, 1982) and some 25 articles or chapters on various aspects of French Arthurian texts, from magic to comedy, symbolism to social constructs. He will also be remembered inter alia for his work on the Chroniclers of the Fourth Crusade, in particular his edition and translation of Robert de Clari's La Conquête de Constantinople (British Rencesvals Publications, 2005). Peter wore his remarkable erudition lightly. He was instrumental in furthering the career of many a young scholar and to all colleagues he was generous with his time and expertise. He will be sorely missed throughout the academic community. *Corresponding author: Françoise Le Saux, Reading, E-mail: f.h.m.le-saux@reading.ac.uk http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the International Arthurian Society de Gruyter

Peter S. Noble (20 May 1941–31 May 2016)

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JIAS 2016; 4(1): 177­177 Obituary DOI 10.1515/jias-2016-0015 The British Branch of the International Arthurian Society has lost a faithful and eminent member of long standing in the person of Professor Peter Scott Noble. Educated in Cambridge (St John's College) and London (King's College, then Birkbeck), Professor Noble was appointed in 1966 to the University of Reading, where he remained until his retirement in 2007, having served as Head of Department of French Studies from 1991 to 1999 and twice as Director of the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies (1983­1986 and 2004­2005). Peter's interests included Occitan, early modern women writers, the medieval chronicles ­ particularly Villehardouin, Clari and Henri de Valenciennes ­ the chanson de geste and contemporary French-Canadian literature, as well as Arthurian literature, on which he published extensively. He was an active member of the International Courtly literature Society (of which he was Secretary between 1980 and 1983), the Medieval Chronicles Society and Société Rencesvals, as well as the Arthurian Society. Professor Noble's bibliography features a monograph on Chrétien de Troyes (1982), two volumes on the Tristan tradition (2003, 1982) and some 25 articles or chapters on various aspects of French Arthurian texts, from magic to comedy, symbolism to social constructs. He will also be remembered inter alia for his work on the Chroniclers of the Fourth Crusade, in particular his edition and translation of Robert de Clari's La Conquête de Constantinople (British Rencesvals Publications, 2005). Peter wore his remarkable erudition lightly. He was instrumental in furthering the career of many a young scholar and to all colleagues he was generous with his time and expertise. He will be sorely missed throughout the academic community. *Corresponding author: Françoise Le Saux, Reading, E-mail: f.h.m.le-saux@reading.ac.uk

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