Madeleine Kathyrn Isabelle Doran was born in Salt Lake City Utah and spent much of her youth in San Diego, California. She was graduated from Hilltop High School, San Diego in 1923 and received her Bachelor of Arts from Stanford in 1927; a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1928 and a doctorate from Stanford 1930. She was an Instructor in English at Wellesley College from 1930-1933. She was appointed to the faculty at the University of Wisconsin in 1935 and retired as a distinguished Professor of English in 1975. From 1971 she held the title 'Ruth C. Wallerstein Professor of English', named in honor of her late friend and colleague. Professor Doran was an internationally recognized authority on Elizabethan drama and Renaissance literature. Professor Doran's academic interests were focused on 16th and 17th century English drama, most specifically the work of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. In 1931, as a recent graduate, Stanford University published her daring challenge to accepted theories about King Lear titled 'The Text of King Lear'. At first the work was received with skepticism but decades later her work was recognized as being unique and accurate. Madeleine Doran went on to become one of the most admired Renaissance scholars in the United States. In 1954, the University of Wisconsin Press published her second major consideration of Shakespeare's work 'Endeavors of Art: A Study of Form in Elizabethan Drama'. It is a study which is considered to be the finest work on the subject. In addition to Professor Doran's prodigious scholarship in her field that produced scores of articles and books, she was also an accomplished essayist and poet who displayed acute sensitivity to the natural world. In 1973 she published a collection of personal essays on nature and literature titled 'Something About Swans' and in 1975 she was awarded the Banta Literary Award for her 1974 volume of poetry, 'Times's Foot'. In 1976, she gathered her essays on Shakespeare's art in the volume 'Shakespeare's Dramatic Language'. Madeleine Doran was a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Research in the Humanities from 1970-1975. She received many honorary degrees: Doctor of Letters, Wheaton College, Norton Massachusetts; Doctor of Literature, from Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin; her Literary Doctorate from Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts. Professor Doran was honored as Fellow, American Academy Arts and Sciences; Fellow, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters; Wisconsin Library Association and a Distinguished Alumna Award from San Diego State University. Professor Doran died after a long illness in Madison, Wisconsin, the city that had been her home since 1935. A memorial celebrating her life was held December 8, 1996 in the library named for her friend, Helen C. White. Tributes from fellow faculty and former students commemorated the full and distinguished life of their friend and the celebrated scholar of literature. [Burial location provided by Lot Lizrd Member number 49252771 ]
Madeleine Kathyrn Isabelle Doran was born in Salt Lake City Utah and spent much of her youth in San Diego, California. She was graduated from Hilltop High School, San Diego in 1923 and received her Bachelor of Arts from Stanford in 1927; a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1928 and a doctorate from Stanford 1930. She was an Instructor in English at Wellesley College from 1930-1933. She was appointed to the faculty at the University of Wisconsin in 1935 and retired as a distinguished Professor of English in 1975. From 1971 she held the title 'Ruth C. Wallerstein Professor of English', named in honor of her late friend and colleague. Professor Doran was an internationally recognized authority on Elizabethan drama and Renaissance literature. Professor Doran's academic interests were focused on 16th and 17th century English drama, most specifically the work of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. In 1931, as a recent graduate, Stanford University published her daring challenge to accepted theories about King Lear titled 'The Text of King Lear'. At first the work was received with skepticism but decades later her work was recognized as being unique and accurate. Madeleine Doran went on to become one of the most admired Renaissance scholars in the United States. In 1954, the University of Wisconsin Press published her second major consideration of Shakespeare's work 'Endeavors of Art: A Study of Form in Elizabethan Drama'. It is a study which is considered to be the finest work on the subject. In addition to Professor Doran's prodigious scholarship in her field that produced scores of articles and books, she was also an accomplished essayist and poet who displayed acute sensitivity to the natural world. In 1973 she published a collection of personal essays on nature and literature titled 'Something About Swans' and in 1975 she was awarded the Banta Literary Award for her 1974 volume of poetry, 'Times's Foot'. In 1976, she gathered her essays on Shakespeare's art in the volume 'Shakespeare's Dramatic Language'. Madeleine Doran was a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Research in the Humanities from 1970-1975. She received many honorary degrees: Doctor of Letters, Wheaton College, Norton Massachusetts; Doctor of Literature, from Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin; her Literary Doctorate from Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts. Professor Doran was honored as Fellow, American Academy Arts and Sciences; Fellow, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters; Wisconsin Library Association and a Distinguished Alumna Award from San Diego State University. Professor Doran died after a long illness in Madison, Wisconsin, the city that had been her home since 1935. A memorial celebrating her life was held December 8, 1996 in the library named for her friend, Helen C. White. Tributes from fellow faculty and former students commemorated the full and distinguished life of their friend and the celebrated scholar of literature. [Burial location provided by Lot Lizrd Member number 49252771 ]
