Linne R. Mooney

Linne R. Mooney is a British scholar of medieval literature and bestselling author.

She is best known for her research into the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.[1]

Life

She was born and raised in Maine. She later immigrated to the United Kingdom.[2]

Career

She is currently a professor of English literature at the University of York.[1]

She is most famous for unmasking the identity of Adam Pinkhurst during the course of her research.[2]

She has received the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1999.[3]

Selected publications

Among the books written by Mooney are:[4][5]

  • Scribes and the City: London Guildhall Clerks and the Dissemination of Middle English Literature, 1375-1425
  • Design and Distribution of Late Medieval Manuscripts in England
  • The Index of Middle English Prose Handlist XI: Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge
  • The Kingis Quair and Other Prison Poems
  • The Kalendarium of John Somer

References

  1. 1 2 "Linne R. Mooney - English and Related Literature, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "The scrivener's tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Linne R. Mooney". www.gf.org. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Linne R. Mooney's scientific contributions - CUNY Graduate Center, New York (CUNY) and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Linne R. Mooney". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.


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