A. Walton Litz
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A. Walton Litz is an American
literary historian and critic who served as Professor of English Literature
at Princeton University
from 1956 to 1993. He is the author or editor of over twenty collections of literary criticism.
Arthur Walton Litz, Jr. graduated from Princeton University in 1951 and received his Ph.D.
from Oxford University while studying on a Rhodes Scholarship
in 1951-54. He became the Holmes Professor of English Literature at Princeton in 1956. He was named to the Eastman
Visiting Professorship at Balliol College, Oxford
in 1989.http://alumni.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/fd2006/eastman_professors.asp
United States
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literary historian and critic who served as Professor of English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
from 1956 to 1993. He is the author or editor of over twenty collections of literary criticism.
Arthur Walton Litz, Jr. graduated from Princeton University in 1951 and received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Oxford University while studying on a Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...
in 1951-54. He became the Holmes Professor of English Literature at Princeton in 1956. He was named to the Eastman
George Eastman
George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream...
Visiting Professorship at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
in 1989.http://alumni.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/fd2006/eastman_professors.asp