Frank Lentricchia
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Frank Lentricchia is an American
literary critic, novelist, and film teacher. He received his Ph.D.
and M.A.
from Duke University
in 1966 and 1963 respectively after receiving a B.A.
from Utica College
in 1962. Lentricchia is currently a literature and film studies professor at Duke University.
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literary critic, novelist, and film teacher. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
and M.A.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1966 and 1963 respectively after receiving a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Utica College
Utica College
Utica College is a private university located in Utica, New York. The history of the college dates back to the 1930s when Syracuse University began offering extension courses in the Utica area. Syracuse University established Utica College as a four-year institution in 1946, and in 1995, UC ...
in 1962. Lentricchia is currently a literature and film studies professor at Duke University.
Works
- The Gaiety of Language : An Essay On The Rad ical Poetics Of W. B. Yeats And Wallace Stevens (1968)
- Robert Frost: Modern Poetics and the Landscapes of Self (1975)
- Robert Frost: A Bibliography, 1913 – 1974 (1976) with Melissa Christensen Lentricchia
- After the New Criticism (1980) ISBN 9780226471983
- Criticism and Social Change (1983) ISBN 9780226472003
- Ariel and the Police: Michel Foucault, William James, Wallace Stevens (1989)
- New Essays on White Noise (1991) editor, with Emory Elliot, on White Noise by Don DeLilloDon DeLilloDon DeLillo is an American author, playwright, and occasional essayist whose work paints a detailed portrait of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries...
- Introducing Don DeLillo (1991) editor
- The Edge of Night. A Confession (1994)
- Modernist Quartet (1994)
- Critical Terms for Literary Study (1995) with Thomas McLaughlin ISBN 9780226472034
- Johnny Critelli, and The Knifemen (1996) novellas
- The Music of the Inferno (1999) novel
- Lucchesi and the Whale (2001)
- Dissent from the Homeland: Essays After September 11 (2003) editor with Stanley HauerwasStanley HauerwasStanley Hauerwas is a Christian theologian and ethicist. He has taught at the University of Notre Dame and is currently the Gilbert T...
- Close Reading (2003) editor with Andrew Dubois
- Crimes of Art and Terror (2003) with Jody McAuliffe ISBN 9780226472058
- The Book of Ruth (2005)