Helen Moore (literary scholar)

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Helen Dale Moore (born 1970 [2] ) is a British literary scholar, who specialises in medieval and early modern literature. Since 2018, she has served as the President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. She is the first woman to hold that position in the college's 500-year history. [3] She is also a professor of English Literature in the Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford. [4] In 2021, she received the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for Amadis in English: A Study in the Reading of Romance as one of the co-winners. This book was also awarded the Bainton Prize for Literature in 2021. <ref> "Dr Helen Moore wins the British Academy's Rose Mary Crawshay Prize". University of Oxford. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

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References

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  2. "Helen Dale MOORE". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. Elsner, Jaś. "Dr Helen Moore elected President". Corpus Christi College Oxford. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. "Dr Helen Moore". Faculty of English. University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
Academic offices
Preceded by President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
2018–present
Incumbent