Joan Bennett | |
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| Born | Aline Frankau 26 June 1896 |
| Died | 20 July 1986 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Literature |
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| Institutions | Girton College, Cambridge Faculty of English, University of Cambridge |
Joan Bennett (née Aline Frankau; 26 June 1896 – 20 July 1986), also known as Joan Frankau, was a British literary scholar and critic. She was a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, and a lecturer in English at the University of Cambridge from 1936 to 1964. She was among the "constellation of critics" called by the defence in the Lady Chatterley Trial of D. H. Lawrence.