Sandra Bermann Explained

Sandra Bermann
Alma Mater:	Smith College University of Pavia Columbia University
Spouse:	George Bermann
Workplaces:	Princeton University
Occupation:	Literary scholar
Discipline:	Comparative literature

Sandra Bermann is an American literary scholar. She is the Cotsen Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University. Her research and writing focuses on poetry, translation, and literary theory.^[1] She served as president of the American Comparative Literature Association from 2007 to 2009,^[2] and chaired Princeton's Comparative Literature department from 1998 to 2010. In 2011, she succeeded Harvey S. Rosen as the Head of Whitman College.^[3] Bermann was succeeded by Claire F. Gmachl on July 1, 2019.^[4]

Biography

Bermann graduated from Smith College in 1969. She pursued further studies at the University of Pavia in 1970. From Columbia University she earned a master's degree in 1971 and a doctorate in 1976.

Bermann is married to George Bermann.^[5]

Selected works

• Book: Manzoni, Alessandro. On the historical novel. 1984. University of Nebraska Press. 0-8032-3084-2. Lincoln. Bermann. Sandra. 9575018.
• Book: Bermann, Sandra. The Sonnet Over Time: A Study in the Sonnets of Petrarch, Shakespeare, and Baudelaire. 1988. University of North Carolina Press. 978-0-8078-7063-1. en. ^[6]
• Book: Nation, Language, and the Ethics of Translation. 2005. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-2668-1. Bermann. Sandra. Princeton, N.J.. 592756171. Wood. Michael. ^[7]
• Book: A Companion to Translation Studies. 2014. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-61615-4. Bermann. Sandra. en. Porter. Catherine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sandra Bermann Comparative Literature. 2021-08-06. Princeton University.
2. Web site: Past ACLA Administration Officers . 2012-04-12 . ACLA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030515132238/http://www.acla.org/pastadmin.html . 2003-05-15 .
3. Web site: 2011-01-03. Bermann named new master of Princeton's Whitman College. 2021-08-06. Princeton University. en.
4. Web site: Stamps. Walker. March 26, 2019. Claire Gmachl to become new Head of Whitman College. 2021-08-06. The Princetonian.
5. Web site: Prof. George Bermann '75 LL.M. Awarded Honorary Degree from the University of Versailles. 2021-08-06. www.law.columbia.edu. en.
6. Reviews of The Sonnet Over Time:
   • Lloyd. Rosemary. 1989-06-01. Reviews. Journal of European Studies. en. 19. 2. 149–150. 10.1177/004724418901900205. 162335603 . 0047-2441.
   • Baldridge. Wilson. 1990. Review of The Sonnet over Time. Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature. 44. 1/2. 94–96. 10.2307/1347066. 0361-1299. 1347066.
7. Reviews of Nation, Language, and the Ethics of Translation:
   • Bernofsky. Susan. Susan Bernofsky. 2005. Review of Nation, Language, and the Ethics of Translation. MLN. 120. 5. 1235–1239. 10.1353/mln.2006.0001 . 0026-7910. 3840709. 144196450 .
   • Naudé. Jacobus A.. 2011-09-01. Nation, language, and the ethics of translation. Edited by Sandra Bermann and Michael Wood. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. 29. 3. 381–385. 10.2989/16073614.2011.647507. 143092984 . 1607-3614.