Bernard Benstock (1930 – July 14, 1994) was a literary critic and professor of English at the University of Miami and an authority on British mystery writers and Irish writers Seán O'Casey and James Joyce.
Bernard Benstock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | July 14, 1994 (aged 63–64) Egremont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | University of Miami English professor and literary critic |
| Literary movement | Irish literature, Modernism |
Benstock was editor of the James Joyce Literary Supplement and a co-founder of the International James Joyce Foundation, where he served as president for eight years.[1] He died on July 14, 1994, at the age of 64, in South Egremont, Massachusetts.[2]
Shari Benstock, Bernstock's wife, donated about 1,500 documents of his to the Roberto Ruffilli Library in Forli, Italy.[3]
Major works
edit- Benstock, Bernard (1965). Joyce-Again's Wake: An Analysis of Finnegans Wake. University of Washington Press. ASIN B0000CNAPA.
- Benstock, Bernard (1971). Sean O'Casey (Irish Writers). Associated Univ Pr. ISBN 0-8387-7618-3.
- Benstock, Bernard (1976). Paycocks and others: Sean O'Casey's world. Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0-06-490363-X.
- Benstock, Bernard, and Staley, Thomas F., eds. (1976). Approaches to Joyce's Portrait: Ten Essays. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
- Benstock, Bernard (1977). James Joyce: The undiscover'd country. Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0-06-493278-8. [4]
- Benstock, Bernard; Benstock, Shari (1980). Who's He When He's At Home: A James Joyce Directory. University of Illinois Press. ASIN B000OQ89EE.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Benstock, Bernard (1985). Art in crime writing: Essays on detective fiction. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-05397-5.
- Benstock, Bernard (1989). British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1940: First Series (Dictionary of Literary Biography). Gale Cengage. ISBN 0-8103-4565-X.
- Benstock, Bernard (1993). Narrative Con/Texts in Dubliners. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-02058-8.
References
edit- ^ "Bernard Benstock, English Professor, 64". The New York Times. July 21, 1994. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ "Bernard Benstock, English Professor, 64," The New York Times, July 21, 1994.
- ^ Bernard Benstock Collection
- ^ Goldman, Arnold. "Review: James Joyce: the undiscover'd Country by Bernard Benstock". The English Department, Florida State University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
External links
edit- "Bernard Benstock," English professor, 64" New York Times obituary, July 21, 1994
- "Bernard Benstock (1930-1994)," Joyce Studies Annual, Summer 1996
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