Lionel Trilling
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Lionel Trilling was a prominent 20th-century American literary critic and Columbia University professor known for his influential essays on liberalism, culture, and the moral dimensions of literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lionel Trilling canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-11-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia College
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Columbia University ⓘ Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural criticism
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intellectual history ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ literary theory ⓘ |
| fullName | Lionel Mordecai Trilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American literary criticism
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postwar liberal thought in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
E. M. Forster
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Matthew Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
New York Intellectuals
NERFINISHED
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liberalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
complexity of liberal imagination
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moral dimension of literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beyond Culture
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E. M. Forster: A Study NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Sincerity and Authenticity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Liberal Imagination NERFINISHED ⓘ The Middle of the Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Opposing Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
analysis of the moral dimensions of literature
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essays on liberalism and culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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literary critic ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Queens, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | Professor of English at Columbia University ⓘ |
| spouse | Diana Trilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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