Dr. Penny Arthur

Writing Instructor, Writing Centre
Senior Research Associate in the Arts
Graffigny Project, 14038K Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H1
Fax: 416-978-5711

BS (French Language and Linguistics), Georgetown University, 1964

AM (French Literature), Brown University, 1968

BEd (French, English), University of Toronto, 1991

PhD (French Literature), Brown University, 2009

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.


Penny Arthur