Arnold Weinstein (scholar)

Arnold Louis Weinstein (born July 8, 1940) is an American literary scholar best known for his writing that makes the case for modernist literature's enduring value for understanding the human experience. He taught at Brown University for 54 years and is now the university's Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature. Weinstein's numerous articles and eight books have been recognized with various honors. In 2009, for instance, The Atlantic's literary edito…

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Report bugs . | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | Category:CS1 maint: url-status | #UCB_Category 269/2931) ( diff ) ← Previous revision | Latest revision ( diff ) | Newer revision → ( diff ) American literary scholar (born 1940) Arnold Weinstein Born Arnold Weinstein ( 1940-07-08 ) July 8, 1940 (age 85) Memphis, Tennessee Alma mater Princeton University Harvard University Scientific career Fields Literary modernism , American literature , French literature , Scandinavian literature Institutions Brown University Arnold Louis Weinstein (born July 8, 1940) is an American literary scholar best known for his writing that makes the case for modernist literature 's enduring value for understanding the human experience. 1 He taught at Brown University for 54 years and is now the university's Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature . 2 3 Weinstein's numerous articles and eight books have been recognized with various honors. In 2009, for instance, The Atlantic ' s literary editor Benjamin Schwarz named Weinstein's study of Scandinavian modernism, Northern Arts: The Breakthrough of Scandinavian Literature and Art, from Ibsen to Bergman, one of the 25 best books of the year. 4 In 2023, he was awarded an honorary degree by Union College . 5 Early life and education Weinstein was born in Memphis, Tennessee . 6 After earning a B.A. in Romance Languages at Princeton University in 1962, he enrolled at Harvard University , where he received both an M.A. (1964) and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (1968). 7 He studied in Europe during his undergraduate and graduate years, spending time at Universite de Paris , Freie Universitat Berlin , and Universite de Lyon . Career Weinstein joined the faculty at Brown University in 1968, shortly before the adoption of the New Curriculum . He worked to bring students to the Department of Comparative Literature through promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and the study of non-Western literature. 7 He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1973 and Full Professor in 1978. In 2007, he delivered the keynote address, titled "Reading Proust , Tracking Bears, at Brown," at the Opening Convocation of the university's 244th year. 8 9 After 54 on the faculty, Weinstein retired in 2023. 7 Personal life Weinstein is married to Ann Cathrine Weinstein (née Berntson), former coordinator of Brown University's Swedish program. 10 11 He has twin brother, Philip Weinstein, a former professor of English at Swarthmore College . 12 13 14 Books Vision and Response in Modern Fiction . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1974. Fictions of the Self: 1550-1800 . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1981. The Fiction of Relationship . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1988. Nobody's Home: Speech, Self and Place in American Fiction from Hawthorne to DeLillo . 1993. A Scream Goes Through the House: What Literature Teaches Us About Life . New York, Random House, 2003. Recovering Your Story: Proust, Joyce, Woolf, Faulkner, Morrison . New York: Random House, 2006. Northern Arts: The Breakthrough of Scandinavian Literature and Art, from Ibsen to Bergman . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008. Morning, Noon, and Night: Finding the Meaning of Life's Stages Through Books . New York: Random House, 2011. References ↑ Powers, Ron (2006-03-26). "Your Inner Modernist" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-14 . ↑ "Arnold Louis Weinstein" . Researchers@Brown . ↑ "Human Studies" . www.brownalumnimagazine.com . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . ↑ Schwarz, Benjamin (December 2009). "Books of the Year" . The Atlantic . Retrieved 2015-07-17 . ↑ "Honorary Degree Recipients | Commencement | Union College" . www.union.edu . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . ↑ "Arnold Weinstein" . Oprah.com . Retrieved 2015-07-17 . 1 2 3 " 'Elegant,' 'suave,' 'sophisticated': Professor Arnold Weinstein retires after 54 years at Brown" . The Brown Daily Herald . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . ↑ "Arnold Weinstein to Address Incoming Students on September 5 | News from Brown" . news.brown.edu . Retrieved 2015-07-17 . ↑ "Brown 'will live with you forever,' says convocation keynote" . Brown Daily Herald . Retrieved 2015-07-17 . ↑ "Swedish classes to leave with instructor" . The Brown Daily Herald . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . ↑ Romano, Carlin (December 12, 2008). "Scandinavian Culture: It's a Scream!" . The Chronicle of Higher Education . ↑ "Human Studies" . www.brownalumnimagazine.com . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . ↑ "Weinstein brothers' twin careers follow Faulkner" . The Brown Daily Herald . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . ↑ "In New Book, a Literary Critic Turns Personal" . The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News . Retrieved 2024-05-13 . 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