Philip Fisher (author) explained
Philip Fisher (born 1941) is the Felice Crowl Reid Professor of English and American Literature at Harvard University and an author.[1] [2]
He was a co-winner of the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in 2000 for his book, Still the New World: American Literature in a Culture of Creative Destruction.[3]
He graduated from Harvard University with a M.A. in 1966 and Ph.D. in 1971. He earned an A.B. in 1963 from the University of Pittsburgh.[4]
Books
- The Vehement Passions (2002)
- Still the New World: American Literature in a Culture of Creative Destruction (1999)[5]
- Wonder, the Rainbow and the Aesthetics of Rare Experiences (1998)[6]
- Making and Effacing Art (1991)
- Hard Facts (1986)
- Making Up Society (1981)
Notes and References
- Web site: Department of English Faculty. Harvard University. 13 September 2015.
- Book: Fisher, Philip. Still the New World: American Literature in a Culture of Creative Destruction. Harvard University Press, Second Edition. 1999. 0674004094. Back Cover.
- Web site: Harvard critics Elaine Scarry and Philip Fisher share 2000 Capote Award at UI . University News Service - The University of Iowa. 2016-12-08.
- Web site: Department of English Faculty. Harvard University. 13 September 2015.
- Book: Fisher. Philip. Still the new world : American literature in a culture of creative destruction. 1999. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Mass.. 0674838599. 1st Harvard University Press pbk..
- Book: Fisher. Philip. Wonder, the rainbow, and the aesthetics of rare experiences. registration. 1998. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Mass.. 0674955625.