Arthur Kirsch

American literary critic
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IntroAmerican literary critic
PlacesUnited States of America
isCritic Literary critic Journalist
Work fieldJournalism Literature
Gender
Male
Birth22 August 1932
Age92 years
Star signLeo
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Biography

Arthur Kirsch (born 1932) is a literary critic noted for his scholarly writings on Shakespeare, Dryden, and W. H. Auden. He taught for many years at the University of Virginia, where he is now Professor Emeritus.

Books:

  • Jacobean Dramatic Perspectives, 1972
  • Dryden's Heroic Drama, 1972
  • The Passions of Shakespeare's Tragic Heroes, 1990
  • Shakespeare and the Experience of Love, 1991
  • W. H. Auden, Lectures on Shakespeare (editor), 2002
  • W. H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare' "The Tempest" (editor), 2005
  • Auden and Christianity, 2005
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