Fellows and Associates
Penny Arthur

Dr. Penny Arthur

Senior Research Associate in the Arts Other Writing Centre

Education

  • 1964 Bachelor's Degree, Georgetown University (BS (French Language and Linguistics))
  • 1968 Master's Degree, Brown University (AM (French Literature))
  • 1991 Bachelor's Degree, University of Toronto (BEd (French, English))
  • 2009 Doctoral Degree, Brown University (PhD (French Literature))

Research Interests

Teaching Area:
English language and writing (current). Have also taught French language and literature.

Research Interests:
French literature and cultural history of the 18th century. Currently member of editing team, Correspondance de Madame de Graffigny, French Department, University of Toronto.

Publications:
Correspondance de Madame de Graffigny, vol. 11. Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 2007. (volume editor)
Correspondance de Madame de Graffigny, vol. 14. Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 2013. (volume editor)
Correspondance de Madame de Graffigny, vols. 10, 12, 13. Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 2006, 2008, 2010. (collaborating editor).

“Autour de Cénie: le témoignage épistolaire de Françoise de Graffigny sur son succès théâtral en 1750”. Dissertation, Brown University, 2009. on-line: UMI/ProQuest.

“A la recherche du Sixième Sens attribué à Diderot.” Recherches sur Diderot et sur l’Encyclopédie 43 (2008): 152-57. (with David Smith).

Awards, Affiliations, Personal Interests, etc.:
Arbor Award, University of Toronto, 2011. I enjoy travel, family, films and reading.