51. In Memoriam: Helen Vendler, 1933-2024.
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AMERICAN English language ,SONNET ,UNIVERSITY faculty - Abstract
Helen Vendler, a renowned poetry critic and professor of English at Harvard University, passed away at the age of 90. Throughout her career, she taught at various institutions including Cornell University, Swarthmore College, Haverford College, Smith College, and Boston University. Vendler was the first woman faculty member at Harvard to be named a University Professor and held various leadership positions during her nearly three-decade tenure. She was a prolific scholar and literary critic, focusing on poets such as Shakespeare, George Herbert, John Keats, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, Wallace Stevens, and Seamus Heaney. Vendler was a graduate of Emmanuel College and earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024