Jane de Gay is a British academic and lecturer who has earned an international reputation as an expert on the life and works of Virginia Woolf. de Gay's works on Woolf include a series of articles and a 2006 book, Virginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past, published by Edinburgh University Press. Her work has been recognised by the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain.[1] She has co-edited four books on gender and theatre, including Languages of Theatre Shaped by Women (with Lizbeth Goodman).[2]

De Gay is also an Anglican priest and in 2023 was appointed honorary Associate Priest and Lecturer at Leeds Minster.[3]

Academia

She is Professor of English Literature and co-director of the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies at Leeds Trinity University.[4][5][2]

Quotes

  • “The invitation is a great honour, and I will be following in the footsteps of distinguished Woolf scholars Dame Gillian Beer and the late Professor Julia Briggs. I continue to work on Woolf, and the Virginia Woolf Birthday Lecture will draw on my new research into Woolf and Spirituality.”[1]

Publications

  • Virginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past (2006) ISBN 978-0-7486-2349-5; Paperback (2007) ISBN 978-0-7486-3302-9

References

  1. 1 2 Virginia Woolf's Birthday Honours for Jane Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Profile: Rev Dr Jane de Gay Archived 2010-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Leeds Trinity alumnus and Professor receive recognition in Leeds". Leeds Trinity University. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Professorial lecture and celebration for Reverend Professor Jane de Gay". Leeds Trinity University. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Research centres". Leeds Trinity University. Retrieved 29 November 2023.


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