David Nokes
David Nokes FRSL (11 March 1948 – 19 November 2009) was a scholar of 18th-century English literature known for his biographies of Jonathan Swift, John Gay, Jane Austen, and Samuel Johnson. He also penned screenplays, including a BBC adaptation of Samuel Richardson's novel Clarissa (1991) and an adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996).[1] He was also a leading reviewer for The Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books.[2]
Nokes attended King's College School, Wimbledon, London. He received an MA from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1972 and a Ph.D. in 1974.[2] He started teaching at King's College London in 1973, was elevated to reader in 1986, and was promoted to Professor of English Literature in 1998.[2]
In 1994, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[3]
Books[edit]
- Jonathan Swift: A Hypocrite Reversed (1985)
- John Gay: A Profession of Friendship (1995)
- Jane Austen: A Life (1997)
- The Nightingale Papers (2001)
- Samuel Johnson: A Life (2009)
References[edit]
- ^ Brant, Clare (7 December 2009). "David Nokes obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Professor David Nokes: writer and scholar of the 18th century". The Sunday Times. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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- People educated at King's College School, London
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Academics of King's College London
- British literary historians
- English biographers
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize recipients
- 20th-century British biographers