Saralyn Ruth Daly (May 11, 1924 – August 1, 2018) was an American writer and translator.

Saralyn R. Daly
Born
Saralyn Ruth Daly

(1924-05-11)May 11, 1924
DiedAugust 1, 2018(2018-08-01) (aged 94)
Occupations
  • Professor
  • writer
  • translator
AwardsHarold Morton Landon Translation Award
1980 The Book of True Love
Academic background
Alma materOhio State University
ThesisThe Historye of the Patriarks (1950)
Doctoral advisorFrancis Utley
Academic work
Institutions

Early life and career

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Saralyn Ruth Daly was born on May 11, 1924, in Huntington, West Virginia. She earned a Ph.D from Ohio State University in English in 1950. The title of her doctoral dissertation was "The Historye of the Patriarks".[1] After graduation she joined the faculty at Midwestern State University (then Midwestern University) in the early 1950s.

Daly was a professor at California State University, Los Angeles from 1962 to 1988, and is now Professor Emerita.[2] During her tenure she received the outstanding professor award in the College of Arts and Letters at California State University, Los Angeles for the 1979–1980 academic year.[3] She was also a professor of Linguistics at Texas Tech University.[4]

Personal life and death

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Daly lived in Tujunga, California.[5] She died there from pneumonia and complications of leukemia, on August 1, 2018, at the age of 94.[6]

Awards

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Works

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Her work appears in A Shout in the Street, Beyond Baroque, Bywords, Descant, Epos, Western Humanities Review.

Translations

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  • Juan Ruiz (1978). Anthony N. Zahareas (ed.). Book of True Love. translated Saralyn R. Daly. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-00523-2.
  • In the Web (Fawcett Books, 1978)
  • Love's Joy, Love's Pain (Ballantine Books, 1983)

Criticism

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References

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  1. ^ Daly, Saralyn Ruth. "OhioLINK ETD: Daly, Saralyn". Ohiolink.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ^ "FAST NXT 4". Catalog.calstatela.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. ^ "College of Arts & letters | CSULA". Calstatela.edu. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. ^ Sasser, Elizabeth Skidmore (1995). The world of spirits and ancestors in the art of western sub-Saharan Africa - Elizabeth Skidmore Sasser, Thomas Judson Sasser - Google Books. ISBN 9780896723467. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. ^ "Saralyn R. Daly | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Pw.org. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. ^ "In Memoriam". Cal State LA. Retrieved 9 October 2023.