. ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Queens ' ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁Life ▁Fellow ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Lund ▁University , ▁Sweden , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters ▁( L itt . D .) ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Works ▁Spe aring ▁has ▁published ▁numerous ▁books ▁and ▁papers ▁on ▁topics ▁of ▁medieval ▁English ▁literature , ▁including ▁many ▁works ▁on ▁Geoff rey ▁Ch au cer . ▁Works ▁by ▁Spe aring ▁include : ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁Med ieval ▁Po etry ▁( 1 9 6 4 , ▁ 2 ▁ed n ▁ 1 9 7 2 ; ▁) ▁An ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Ch au cer ▁( with ▁Maurice ▁Hus sey ▁and ▁James ▁Win ny , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ; ▁) ▁ ▁The ▁Med ieval ▁Po et ▁as ▁Vo ye ur ▁( 1 9 9 3 ; ▁) ▁ ▁Text ual ▁Sub ject ivity : ▁The ▁Enc oding ▁of ▁Sub ject ivity ▁in ▁Med ieval ▁Roman ces ▁and ▁L yr ics ▁( 2 0 0 5 ; ▁). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁A . ▁C . ▁Spe aring ▁articles ▁from ▁J ST OR ▁ ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Virginia ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Liter ary ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : H istor ians ▁of ▁English ▁literature ▁Category : 1 9 3