Derek P. Scales

Australian scholar

Derek P. Scales

Born| (1921-07-03)3 July 1921
Died| 28 August 2004(2004-08-28) (aged 83)
Nationality| Australian
Academic background
Education| University of Sydney (BA), University of Paris (PhD)
Influences| Aldous Huxley, Alphonse Karr
Academic work
Institutions| Australian 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

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* 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

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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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