Ben Downing (born April 17, 1967) is an American writer, editor, and teacher. Specializing in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British social life and literature (with a particular emphasis on travel writing), he has written essays, articles, and reviews on figures such as Robert Louis Stevenson, [1] Duff Cooper, [2] Robert Byron, [3] Anthony Powell, [4] Peter Fleming, [5] Wilfred Thesiger, [6] and Patrick Leigh Fermor. [7] His biography of Janet Ross, who for many years was the doyenne of Florence’s Anglo-American colony, was published in 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [8]
Downing also writes poetry. His collection The Calligraphy Shop appeared in 2003, and he continues to publish poems in The Atlantic, [9] The New Criterion, [10] The Yale Review, [11] and elsewhere.
Since 1993 Downing has worked at Parnassus: Poetry in Review, of which he is currently the co-editor. [12] He has taught literary seminars and workshops at Columbia, [8] Bryn Mawr, [13] and the 92nd St. Y, [14] and he currently teaches a small private class, known as The English Salon, for advanced non-native speakers of English. He lives in New York City and graduated from Harvard University. [15]
Works
Books
- Queen Bee of Tuscany: The Redoubtable Janet Ross (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013), biography
- The Calligraphy Shop (Zoo Press, 2003), poetry
Poems
- "Umbrage" in The Atlantic
- "Calle Plácida Luz de la Luna" in The Atlantic
- "Inshallah" in The Atlantic
- "Domestic Cappadocia" in The New Criterion
Articles
- "A Visit with Patrick Leigh Fermor" in The Paris Review
- "Philhellene's Progress: Patrick Leigh Fermor" in The New Criterion
- "John Addington Symonds & Janet Ross: A Friendship" in The New Criterion
- "I.M. Shusha Guppy, 1935-2008" in The New Criterion
- "Peter Fleming at 100" in The New Criterion
- "In the Empty Quarter" in The New Criterion
- "Duff Cooper's Game Book" in The New Criterion
- "In Memoriam: Louis Auchincloss (1917–2010)" in The New Criterion
- "One Gentleman of Verona" in The Wall Street Journal
- "Mum's the Word" in The Wall Street Journal
- "A Troubadour on the Moors" in The Wall Street Journal
- "Love's Pestilence" in The New York Times Book Review
- "Modern Homer Unmasked as a Mythical Figure" in The Guardian
References
- ^ "An Old Gypsy Nature," The New Criterion, June 1998
- ^ "Duff Cooper's Game Book," The New Criterion, March 2006
- ^ "Insolent Humanism," The New Criterion, March 2004
- ^ "Of Osberts and Evelyns," The New Criterion, May 2001
- ^ "Peter Fleming at 100," The New Criterion, May 2007
- ^ ""On the Outlandish Life of Wilfred Thesiger," The New Criterion, November 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Philhellene's Progress: Patrick Leigh Fermor," The New Criterion, January 2001
- ^ a b Author page, Irene Skolnick Literary Agency
- ^ Author page at The Atlantic
- ^ Author page at The New Criterion
- ^ "Contributors page at The Yale Review". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Staff at Parnassus: Poetry in Review
- ^ "Classes at Bryn Mawr". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Classes at the 92nd St. Y
- ^ "Ben Downing | Poetry Foundation".
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| Other | |
Ben Downing (born April 17, 1967) is an American writer, editor, and teacher. Specializing in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British social life and literature (with a particular emphasis on travel writing), he has written essays, articles, and reviews on figures such as Robert Louis Stevenson, [1] Duff Cooper, [2] Robert Byron, [3] Anthony Powell, [4] Peter Fleming, [5] Wilfred Thesiger, [6] and Patrick Leigh Fermor. [7] His biography of Janet Ross, who for many years was the doyenne of Florence’s Anglo-American colony, was published in 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [8]
Downing also writes poetry. His collection The Calligraphy Shop appeared in 2003, and he continues to publish poems in The Atlantic, [9] The New Criterion, [10] The Yale Review, [11] and elsewhere.
Since 1993 Downing has worked at Parnassus: Poetry in Review, of which he is currently the co-editor. [12] He has taught literary seminars and workshops at Columbia, [8] Bryn Mawr, [13] and the 92nd St. Y, [14] and he currently teaches a small private class, known as The English Salon, for advanced non-native speakers of English. He lives in New York City and graduated from Harvard University. [15]
Works
Books
- Queen Bee of Tuscany: The Redoubtable Janet Ross (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013), biography
- The Calligraphy Shop (Zoo Press, 2003), poetry
Poems
- "Umbrage" in The Atlantic
- "Calle Plácida Luz de la Luna" in The Atlantic
- "Inshallah" in The Atlantic
- "Domestic Cappadocia" in The New Criterion
Articles
- "A Visit with Patrick Leigh Fermor" in The Paris Review
- "Philhellene's Progress: Patrick Leigh Fermor" in The New Criterion
- "John Addington Symonds & Janet Ross: A Friendship" in The New Criterion
- "I.M. Shusha Guppy, 1935-2008" in The New Criterion
- "Peter Fleming at 100" in The New Criterion
- "In the Empty Quarter" in The New Criterion
- "Duff Cooper's Game Book" in The New Criterion
- "In Memoriam: Louis Auchincloss (1917–2010)" in The New Criterion
- "One Gentleman of Verona" in The Wall Street Journal
- "Mum's the Word" in The Wall Street Journal
- "A Troubadour on the Moors" in The Wall Street Journal
- "Love's Pestilence" in The New York Times Book Review
- "Modern Homer Unmasked as a Mythical Figure" in The Guardian
References
- ^ "An Old Gypsy Nature," The New Criterion, June 1998
- ^ "Duff Cooper's Game Book," The New Criterion, March 2006
- ^ "Insolent Humanism," The New Criterion, March 2004
- ^ "Of Osberts and Evelyns," The New Criterion, May 2001
- ^ "Peter Fleming at 100," The New Criterion, May 2007
- ^ ""On the Outlandish Life of Wilfred Thesiger," The New Criterion, November 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Philhellene's Progress: Patrick Leigh Fermor," The New Criterion, January 2001
- ^ a b Author page, Irene Skolnick Literary Agency
- ^ Author page at The Atlantic
- ^ Author page at The New Criterion
- ^ "Contributors page at The Yale Review". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Staff at Parnassus: Poetry in Review
- ^ "Classes at Bryn Mawr". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Classes at the 92nd St. Y
- ^ "Ben Downing | Poetry Foundation".
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |