Milton R. Stern (August 22, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American professor of English and American literature, who specialized in studies of the works of Herman Melville and F. Scott Fitzgerald, [1] [2] [3] [4] best known for his "landmark books" on Melville, Fitzgerald, and Hawthorne, [4] particularly The Fine Hammered Steel of Herman Melville, and also for editing the "pioneering" four-volume American Literature Survey for the Viking Portable Library. [4]
Milton R. Stern was born on August 22, 1928, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His parents David and Elizabeth Stern came from Eastern Europe. In 1949, he graduated with a BA from Northeastern University. In 1951, he received an MA from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and in 1955 a doctorate from Michigan State University, both in American liteture. [1] [2]
In 1955, Stern began teaching at the University of Illinois. In 1958, he joined the English Department at UConn in 1958. He served as founding chairman of the Connecticut Humanities Council, dedicated to spreading literacy and culture to the state. He also championed adult education. Stern taught until retirement in 1991. [1] [2]
Stern was guest professor at the University of Wyoming, Smith College, and Harvard University. [1] [2]
In 1949, Stern married Harriet Marks; they had two children. [1]
Stern was a long-time member of the Melville Society. [4]
Stern died age 82 on July 26, 2011, in Needham, Massachusetts. [1] [2] of complications due to stroke. [4]
Stern was an expert on Herman Melville, the American transcendentalists, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He wrote books of literary criticism, numerous articles, reviews, and co-edited an anthology of American literature. [1] [2] He wrote "landmark books" on Melville, Fitzgerald, and Hawthorne. [4] He also edited the "pioneering" four-volume American Literature Survey for the Viking Portable Library. [4]
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Milton R. Stern (August 22, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American professor of English and American literature, who specialized in studies of the works of Herman Melville and F. Scott Fitzgerald, [1] [2] [3] [4] best known for his "landmark books" on Melville, Fitzgerald, and Hawthorne, [4] particularly The Fine Hammered Steel of Herman Melville, and also for editing the "pioneering" four-volume American Literature Survey for the Viking Portable Library. [4]
Milton R. Stern was born on August 22, 1928, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His parents David and Elizabeth Stern came from Eastern Europe. In 1949, he graduated with a BA from Northeastern University. In 1951, he received an MA from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and in 1955 a doctorate from Michigan State University, both in American liteture. [1] [2]
In 1955, Stern began teaching at the University of Illinois. In 1958, he joined the English Department at UConn in 1958. He served as founding chairman of the Connecticut Humanities Council, dedicated to spreading literacy and culture to the state. He also championed adult education. Stern taught until retirement in 1991. [1] [2]
Stern was guest professor at the University of Wyoming, Smith College, and Harvard University. [1] [2]
In 1949, Stern married Harriet Marks; they had two children. [1]
Stern was a long-time member of the Melville Society. [4]
Stern died age 82 on July 26, 2011, in Needham, Massachusetts. [1] [2] of complications due to stroke. [4]
Stern was an expert on Herman Melville, the American transcendentalists, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He wrote books of literary criticism, numerous articles, reviews, and co-edited an anthology of American literature. [1] [2] He wrote "landmark books" on Melville, Fitzgerald, and Hawthorne. [4] He also edited the "pioneering" four-volume American Literature Survey for the Viking Portable Library. [4]
The following list comes from the catalog of the Library of Congress:
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