Remembering Jean Sévry
Jean Sévry, who was for many years professor at Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier, died at the end of May 2012. As a scholar, Jean was not obsessed with being in the limelight and often refused to conform to the norms which an academic eager to advance his career is supposed to respect. Yet he...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2021
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | Jean Sévry, who was for many years professor at Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier, died at the end of May 2012. As a scholar, Jean was not obsessed with being in the limelight and often refused to conform to the norms which an academic eager to advance his career is supposed to respect. Yet he has been central in the study of African and in particular Southern African literature in France. Together with the regretted René Richard, his friend and long-time associate, he founded the CERPAN... |
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