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William Deresiewicz, formerly an associate professor of English at Yale University 1 until 2008, is a widely published literary critic. His criticism directed at a popular audience appears in The Nation 2, The American Scholar 34, the London Review of Books 5, and The New York Times 67. More often than not controversial, his negative reviews of Terry Eagleton 8, Zadie Smith 9 and Richard Powers 10 drew heated reactions 11 within the literary community. In 2008 he was nominated for a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
His academic work Jane Austen and the Romantic Poets was published by Columbia University Press in 2004.
External links
- The Nation profile of Deresiewicz
- Video discussion with William Deresiewicz and Mark Edmundson on Bloggingheads.tv
Notes
- ^ "William Deresiewicz: Associate Professor of English". Yale University. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ "William Deresiewicz". Author Bios. The Nation. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2007). "Love on Campus". The American Scholar, http://www.theamericanscholar.org/su07/love-deresiewicz.html.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2008). "The Disadvantages of an Elite Education". The American Scholar, http://www.theamericanscholar.org/su08/elite-deresiewicz.html.
- ^ "William Deresiewicz". Contributors. London Review of Books. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2005-01-09). ""You Talkin' to Me?"". New York Times.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2000-08-06). "Among The Bad Boys". New York Times.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2004-01-29). "The Business of Theory". The Nation.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2005-09-15). "Zadie Smith's Indecision". The Nation.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2006-09-20). "Science Fiction". The Nation.
- ^ William Deresiewicz (2006-11-21). "Awesome Powers". The Nation.
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