Harlequin

1949 — Very Good Turkish Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [4], 403 p. First edition of Urgan's thesis through which she became an associate professor. A comprehensive study of harlequins in Shakespeare's plays by an internationally renowned English language professor. Mina Urgan (1916-2000) was a Turkish (with Armenian origin) academic, translator, author and socialist politician. After graduating from the Department of French Philology at Istanbul University, Mina Urgan, who completed her doctorate in English Language and Literature at the same university, continued her post-doctoral education. She started her career as an associate professor with her thesis "Harlequins in the Era of Elizabeth 1 of England Theatre", which she completed in 1949, and through which she received the title of Professor in 1960. OCLC 1128311793, 1030079607.