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Helen Constance White (1896–1967)

Autor de Seventeenth-century verse and prose, Volume 1 : 1600-1660

16+ Obras 172 Miembros 3 Reseñas

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Nombre canónico
White, Helen Constance
Nombre legal
White, Helen Constance
Fecha de nacimiento
1896-11-26
Fecha de fallecimiento
1967-06-07
Género
female
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento
Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
Lugares de residencia
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Educación
Radcliffe College (BA ∙ English ∙ 1916)
Radcliffe College (MA ∙ English ∙ 1917)
University of Wisconsin (PhD|English|1924)
Ocupaciones
scholar of English language and literature
university professor
novelist
Organizaciones
Smith College
University of Wisconsin
United States Department of Defense
Premios y honores
Campion Award (1956)
Laetare Medal (1924)
Siena Medal
23 honorary doctorates
Two Guggenheim Fellowships
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (mostrar todos 7)
Honorary OBE
Biografía breve
Helen Constance White was born in New Haven, Connecticut to a deeply religious Roman Catholic family and was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Girls' High School in Roxbury, where she excelled, and graduated summa cum laude from Radcliffe College in 1916. After completing her master's degree a year later, she taught at Smith College for two years before going to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for her doctorate. She loved Madison and joined the faculty at UW after completing her Ph.D. in 1924 with a dissertation on William Blake.
She taught many different courses, including freshman English and metaphysical poetry graduate seminars. In 1936, she became a full professor in Letters and Science -- the first woman to do so -- and twice served as chair of the English Department. She also was the first woman elected president of the American Association of University Professors. She also was president of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the University of Wisconsin Teachers' Union. Her scholarly works, including The Mysticism of William Blake (1927) and The Metaphysical Poets (1936), continue to be read as classics in the field. White also wrote six novels and numerous other nonfiction books and articles.
Over the course of
her 48-year career, White received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates, a Laetare Medal, a Siena Medal, an AAUW achievement award, and two Guggenheim Fellowships. She served as a USA delegate at two UNESCO events and was on the boards of several organizations. After her death, UW named the building that houses the English Department and undergraduate library Helen C. White Hall in her honor. The library contains 4,000 books donated from White's collection.

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290. A Watch in the Night, by Helen C. White (read 27 Oct 1946) I started to read this book on Oct 20, 1946. On that date I said to myself: "White has a terrible style." I made no further mention of the book till the day when I finished it, Oct 27, 1946, when I said: "Finished Watch in the Night, which could have been worse." On page 1202 of The Guide to Catholic Literature, 1888-1940, it is stated that the book was published in 1933 by MacMillan and the sale price was $2,50. The book was a Catholic Book Club choice and the notice of the book says: "A novel based on the life of the 13th century Umbrian lawyer and poet, who, on the death of his beautiful young wife, joined the Franciscans and went about helping the poor and unfortunate." "An important historical novel, a distinguished piece of literary prose, and, besides, an important and vivid story." It was reviewed in the July 1933 Catholic World, (from which the foregoing sentence is taken) the April 10, 1933 Commonweal, and the May 27, 1933 America.… (más)
 
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Schmerguls | Apr 3, 2012 |
Sometimes I have to dig around to find what I want, because there is a tuck fun of work stuffed int his volume. I've had this book for years. I received it in a book walk at UTEP when I was around 11. My mother took me. I don't remember a lot about the book fair, but I remember this book and another which was the children's book I picked out. It was about a blue cat, with three black hairs on it's tail. I've since lost the book about the cat.
 
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kylljoi | Apr 19, 2010 |
Historical romance of the eleventh century tells the story of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany, who essays the difficult role of mediator between Pope and King and distinguishes herself as one of the most faithful of Pope Gregory VII's lay supporters.
 
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riadkawmi | Aug 22, 2007 |

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