Derek P. Scales
Born(1921-07-03)3 July 1921
Died28 August 2004(2004-08-28) (aged 83)
NationalityAustralian
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Sydney (BA), University of Paris (PhD)
InfluencesAldous Huxley, Alphonse Karr
Academic work
InstitutionsAustralian National University

Derek Percival Scales (3 July 1921 – 28 August 2004) was an Australian literary scholar and former Professor of French and Dean of Faculty of Arts at the Australian National University.[1] He was known for his works on Aldous Huxley and Alphonse Karr.[2][3][4]

Books

  • Alphonse Karr: sa vie et son oeuvre (1808-1890), Derek P. Scales, Droz 1959
  • Aldous Huxley and French literature, Derek P. Scales, Sydney University Press 1969

References

  1. "Department of French" (PDF). Australian National University.
  2. Kretsch, Robert W. (1 April 1960). "Derek P. Scales, Alphonse Karr: sa vie et son oeuvre (Book Review)". The Romantic Review. 51 (2): 148.
  3. Vitoux, Pierre (1973). "Review of Aldous Huxley and French Literature". The Yearbook of English Studies. 3: 334–340. doi:10.2307/3506927. ISSN 0306-2473. JSTOR 3506927.
  4. Ilina, Elena (2009). Criticism by Genre: The Menippean Tradition in British Dystopian Fiction (PDF). p. 232.


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