Harry Levin
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Harry Levin was an influential American literary critic and scholar known for his work on modernist literature and comparative literary studies.
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| Harry Levin canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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literary critic ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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National Book Award finalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-07-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative literature
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literary criticism ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| genre | literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
American literature
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European modernism ⓘ Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of comparative literature as an academic discipline
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study of modernist literature in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparative literary studies
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contributions to modernist literary studies ⓘ historical and comparative approach to literature ⓘ studies of James Joyce ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Contexts of Criticism
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James Joyce: A Critical Introduction NERFINISHED ⓘ Refractions: Essays in Comparative Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gates of Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ The Power of Blackness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
comparative literature scholar
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literary critic ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elinor Bushe Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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