Dr. Penny Arthur

Senior Research Associate in the Arts

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.