Helen Cooper (literary scholar)
Helen Cooper | |
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| Born | 6 February 1947 Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, literary critic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Nottingham Girls' High School |
| Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge |
| Thesis | The mediaeval background of English Renaissance pastoral literature (1971) |
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| Institutions | New Hall, Cambridge University College, Oxford Magdelene College, Cambridge |
Elizabeth Helen Cooper, FBA (born 6 February 1947), known as Helen Cooper, is a British literary scholar. From 2004 to 2014, she was Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.