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Susan Bassnett

1945 - Today

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Susan Edna Bassnett, (born 21 October 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature. She served as pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Warwick for ten years and taught in its Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies, which closed in 2009. As of 2016, she is Professor of Comparative Literature at the Universities of Glasgow and Warwick. Educated around Europe, she began her career in Italy and has lectured at universities in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Bassnett is the 6,382nd most popular writer (up from 6,452nd in 2024), the 5,616th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,670th in 2019) and the 626th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Susan Bassnett ranks 6,382 out of 7,302. Before her are Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Māra Zālīte, Alex Yermolinsky, Richard Price, Satya Vrat Shastri, and Olivier Weber. After her are Alexey Dreev, Malcolm Bradbury, Elizabeth Carter, Zakhar Prilepin, Charles Olson, and S. E. Hinton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Susan Bassnett ranks 630. Before her are Barbara Anderson, Max Hastings, Christy Moore, Paul Bérenger, Ferenc Konrád, and Ronald J. Grabe. After her are Guillermo Páez, Fyodor Simashev, Mike Mullane, Tariq Anwar, Greil Marcus, and Wilma Mankiller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Susan Bassnett ranks 5,618 out of 8,785. Before her are Rebecca Ferguson (1986), Dennis Poore (1916), Anna Friel (1976), Viv Anderson (1956), Bryan Sykes (1947), and Hamish Harding (1964). After her are Stuart Pearce (1962), Henry De la Beche (1796), Wendy Barrie (1912), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), and Cecil Parker (1897).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Susan Bassnett ranks 626. Before her are Brian Jacques (1939), Barry Unsworth (1930), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), Angus Wilson (1913), Zadie Smith (1975), and Alan Garner (1934). After her are Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), H. R. F. Keating (1926), R. C. Sherriff (1896), Felicia Hemans (1793), and Susan Hill (1942).

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