literary scholar

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If only Freidenberg could have foreseen that, in a distant continent three-quarters of a century later, another literary scholar, like herself, would so ably bring these moving and brilliant notes to light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Her death was a profound shock to everyone in the literary community,” I was told on WhatsApp by Tetyana Ogarkova, a Ukrainian literary scholar and journalist.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

Last year, the literary scholar Wendy Roberts announced the discovery of what she says is the earliest known full-length Wheatley elegy, from 1767.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

This vibrant and readable book can be tied to the work of literary scholar Christina Sharpe, who presents the concept of "the wake" – a means of contemplating the continued effects of the Middle Passage.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2023

“This is a landmark collection for us, because he is a writer of great stature and literary importance,” said Karen Lawrence, president of the Huntington and herself a literary scholar focused on James Joyce.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022