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Irish literary critic (1897–1970)

Enid Mary StarkieCBE (18 August 1897 – 21 April 1970), was an Irish literary critic, known for her biographical works on French poets.

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She was a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, and Lecturer and then Reader in the University.

Early life

Starkie was born in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland. She was the eldest daughter of Rt. Hon.William Joseph Myles (WJM) Starkie (1860–1920) and May Caroline Walsh. The academic Walter Starkie was her brother.

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When she was two years of age her father accepted the post of Resident Commissioner of Education for Ireland. In Edwardian Dublin her upbringing was steeped in studies. Her father hired a French governess, Leonie Cora, to tutor his children in French and music. The children became imbued with everything French, from cooking to Le Printemps catalogues.

Enid wrote, "My French governess never stopped talking of France, and she talked with all the nostalgia of the exile."^[2] Ml Arthur Rimbaud: STARKIE, Enid: 9781127002924: Amazon.com: Books SUT