Ruth Yeazell Explained

Ruth Bernard Yeazell (born April 4, 1947) is an American literary critic.

Ruth Bernard Yeazell was born on April 4, 1947, in New York City.^[1] She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1967, then attended Yale University.^{[2] [3]} Yeazell taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Boston University before returning to Yale in 1991, where she was named the Chace Family Professor of English.^{[2] [4]} Yeazell was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1979,^[5] and granted membership into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.^[2] As of 2018, she is the Sterling Professor of English at Yale, the highest honor bestowed on Yale faculty.^[6]

She contributes to The Conversation,^[7] The New York Review of Books,^[8] and the London Review of Books.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: Contemporary Authors. Contemporary Authors. Gale. 1996. 0-7876-0123-3. Chapman. Jeff. new revision series. 467–468. 35655905.
2. News: Ruth Bernard Yeazell '67. Swarthmore College. April 14, 2018.
3. News: Treisman. Rachel. Faculty vote to diversify English major curriculum. April 14, 2018. Yale Daily News. March 30, 2017.
4. News: Ruth Yeazell: 1990 Distinguished Teaching Award. April 14, 2018. University of California, Los Angeles.
5. News: Ruth B. Yeazell. April 14, 2018. Guggenheim Foundation.
6. News: Ruth Yeazell named as Sterling Professor of English. 2018-07-23. YaleNews. 2018-07-25. en.
7. News: Ruth Yeazell. April 14, 2018. The Conversation.
8. News: Ruth Bernard Yeazell. April 14, 2018. The New York Review of Books.
9. News: Ruth Bernard Yeazell. April 14, 2018. London Review of Books.