Julian N. Wasserman Explained
Julian Noa Wasserman (June 8, 1948 – June 4, 2003)[1] was an American scholar of English specializing in medieval English literature, including Pearl, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.[2]
Education and career
After graduating from Vanderbilt University and earning a master's degree at Southern Methodist University, Wasserman completed his Ph.D. at Rice University. He taught at University of Houston–Clear Lake, the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Rice University, before joining Loyola University, New Orleans, in 1985. He was named as provost distinguished professor in 2000,[3] He held this title until his death in 2003.[4]
He died on June 4, 2003, from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of bone cancer.[2]
Books
Wasserman's books included:
- Chaucer in the Eighties (edited with Robert J. Blanch, Suracuse University Press, 1986)[5]
- Sign, Sentence, Discourse: Language in Medieval Thought and Literature (edited with Lois Roney, Suracuse University Press, 1989)[6]
- Text and Matter: New Critical Perspectives of the Pearl-Poet (edited with Robert J. Blanch and Miriam Youngerman Miller, Whitson, 1991)[7]
- From Pearl to Gawain. Forme to Fynisment (with Robert J. Blanch, University Press of Florida, 1995)[8]
Notes and References
- News: Dr. Julian Noa Wasserman. Dallas Morning News. June 17, 2003. 2024-03-13.
- Julian N. Wasserman . https://web.archive.org/web/20170413104010/https://newchaucersociety.org/assets-newsletters/ncs-newsletter-vol25-2-2003.pdf. 2017-04-13 . dead. The Chaucer Newsletter. XXV. 2. New Chaucer Society. Fall 2003. 7, 9. Obituaries. Lorraine Kochanske. Stock.
- Web site: Five academicians endowed with professorships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080354/https://www.loyno.edu/newsandcalendars/loyolatoday/2000/10/investiture.html. 2017-02-11 . dead. October 6, 2000. Loyola Today. Loyola University.
- Web site: Professors in Arts and Sciences are invested with professorships . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907193241/https://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2004/4/20/659. 2015-09-07 . dead. April 20, 2004. University Newsroom. Loyola University . February 9, 2017.
- Reviews of Chaucer in the Eighties:
- N. F. Blake, The Modern Language Review,
- Theresa Coletti, Studies in the Age of Chaucer,
- Helen Cooper, Medium Ævum,
- Reviews of Sign, Sentence, Discourse:
- Reviews of Text and Matter:
- W. A. Davenport, The Modern Language Review,
- James R. Sprouse, South Atlantic Review,
- Edward Wilson, The Review of English Studies,
- Reviews of From Pearl to Gawain:
- Malcolm Andrew, The Review of English Studies,
- Catherine Batt, The Yearbook of English Studies,
- Albrecht Classen, Mediaevistik,
- Alan T. Gaylord, Arthuriana,
- John C. Hirsch, Medium Ævum,
- S.S. Hussey, Notes and Queries, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A19320277/AONE?u=anon~ec435335&sid=googleScholar&xid=2b2d40ce
- Charlotte C. Morse, Speculum,
- Ad Putter, Studies in the Age of Chaucer,