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{{short description|American literary scholar}}
{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with Terry Ann Castle, film producer and daughter of [[William Castle]].}}
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'''Terry Castle''' (born October 18, 1953) is an American literary scholar. Once described by [[Susan Sontag]] as "the most expressive, most enlightening literary critic at large today," she has published eight books, including the anthology ''The Literature of Lesbianism'', which won the [[Lambda Literary Award|Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award]].<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Author, Editor Terry Castle to Receive Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award | work = Chicago Pride | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = April 22, 2004 | url = http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/1580841 | accessdate = 2006-12-17 }}</ref> She writes on topics ranging from 18th-century ghost stories to World War I era lesbianism to the so-called "photographic fringe." Her essays appear regularly in the ''[[London Review of Books]],'' the ''[[The Atlantic Monthly|Atlantic]],'' and the ''[[The New Republic|New Republic]].''
'''Terry Castle''' (born October 18, 1953) is an American literary scholar. Once described by [[Susan Sontag]] as "the most expressive, most enlightening literary critic at large today," she has published eight books, including the anthology ''The Literature of Lesbianism'', which won the [[Lambda Literary Award|Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Author, Editor Terry Castle to Receive Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award | work = Chicago Pride | date = April 22, 2004 | url = http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/1580841 | access-date = 2006-12-17 }}</ref> She writes on topics ranging from 18th-century ghost stories to [[World War I]]-era lesbianism to the so-called "photographic fringe."


The daughter of British parents, Castle was born in San Diego and lived in England and Southern California as a child. She attended the [[University of Puget Sound]] and graduated in 1975 with a B.A. in English. She went on to attend the [[University of Minnesota]] to get her Ph.D. in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ups.edu/x16986.xml |title=University of Puget Sound - Terry Castle '75 |publisher= |date= |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204025/http://www.ups.edu/x16986.xml |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>
The daughter of British parents, Castle was born in [[San Diego]] and lived in England and [[Southern California]] as a child. She attended the [[University of Puget Sound]] and graduated in 1975 with a B.A. in English. She went on to attend the [[University of Minnesota]] to get her Ph.D. in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ups.edu/x16986.xml |title=University of Puget Sound - Terry Castle '75 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204025/http://www.ups.edu/x16986.xml |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>


A longtime resident of [[San Francisco]], Castle is currently Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at [[Stanford University]].
A longtime resident of [[San Francisco]], Castle is currently Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at [[Stanford University]]. Her wife is [[Blakey Vermeule]], also a professor at Stanford.<ref name="The Professor">{{cite book|last1=Castle|first1=Terry|title=The Professor and other writings|date=2010|publisher=Harper|location=New York|isbn=978-0-06-167090-9|edition=1st|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/professorotherwr0000cast}}</ref>

Starting around 2000, Castle increasingly began to write more widely and on personal topics beyond her academic career, writing that "having labored in the dusty groves of academe for over twenty years, I felt&mdash;as a new millennium unfolded&mdash;a desire to write more directly and personally than had previously been the case."<ref name="Terry Castle Thinks Aloud">{{cite web|last1=Trumble|first1=Angus|title=Terry Castle Thinks Aloud|url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/terry-castle-thinks-aloud/|website=The Times Literary Supplement|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="Posnock">{{cite magazine|last1=Posnock|first1=Ross|title=A Great Memoir! At Last!|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/73217/great-memoir-last|magazine=New Republic|date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> Her essays appear frequently in the ''[[London Review of Books]],'' the ''[[The Atlantic Monthly|Atlantic]],'' and the ''[[The New Republic|New Republic]].''


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* ''Boss Ladies, Watch Out! Essays on Women, Sex, and Writing'' (2002) {{ISBN|0-415-93874-0}}
* ''Boss Ladies, Watch Out! Essays on Women, Sex, and Writing'' (2002) {{ISBN|0-415-93874-0}}
* ''Courage, Mon Amie'' (2002) {{ISBN|1-873092-03-2}}
* ''Courage, Mon Amie'' (2002) {{ISBN|1-873092-03-2}}
* ''The Literature of Lesbianism: A Historical Anthology From Ariosto To Stonewall'' (2003) {{ISBN|0-231-12511-9}}
* ''The Literature of Lesbianism: A Historical Anthology From Ariosto to Stonewall'' (2003) {{ISBN|0-231-12511-9}}
* ''The Professor and Other Writings'' (2010) {{ISBN|0-06-167090-1}} (Republished as ''The Professor: A Sentimental Education. {{ISBN|0061670928}}).
* ''The Professor and Other Writings'' (2010) {{ISBN|0-06-167090-1}} (Republished as ''The Professor: A Sentimental Education. {{ISBN|0061670928}}).


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Latest revision as of 23:31, 17 April 2024

Not to be confused with Terry Ann Castle, film producer and daughter of William Castle.

Terry Castle (born October 18, 1953) is an American literary scholar. Once described by Susan Sontag as "the most expressive, most enlightening literary critic at large today," she has published eight books, including the anthology The Literature of Lesbianism, which won the Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award.[1] She writes on topics ranging from 18th-century ghost stories to World War I-era lesbianism to the so-called "photographic fringe."

The daughter of British parents, Castle was born in San Diego and lived in England and Southern California as a child. She attended the University of Puget Sound and graduated in 1975 with a B.A. in English. She went on to attend the University of Minnesota to get her Ph.D. in English.[2]

A longtime resident of San Francisco, Castle is currently Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University. Her wife is Blakey Vermeule, also a professor at Stanford.[3]

Starting around 2000, Castle increasingly began to write more widely and on personal topics beyond her academic career, writing that "having labored in the dusty groves of academe for over twenty years, I felt—as a new millennium unfolded—a desire to write more directly and personally than had previously been the case."[4][5] Her essays appear frequently in the London Review of Books, the Atlantic, and the New Republic.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Clarissa's Ciphers: Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's 'Clarissa' (1982) ISBN 0-8014-1495-4
  • Masquerade and Civilization: The Carnivalesque in Eighteenth-Century English Culture and Fiction (1986) ISBN 0-8047-1468-1
  • The Apparitional Lesbian: Female Homosexuality and Modern Culture (1993) ISBN 0-231-07652-5
  • The Female Thermometer: Eighteenth-Century Culture and the Invention of the Uncanny (1995) ISBN 0-19-508098-X
  • Noel Coward and Radclyffe Hall: Kindred Spirits (1996) ISBN 0-231-10597-5
  • Boss Ladies, Watch Out! Essays on Women, Sex, and Writing (2002) ISBN 0-415-93874-0
  • Courage, Mon Amie (2002) ISBN 1-873092-03-2
  • The Literature of Lesbianism: A Historical Anthology From Ariosto to Stonewall (2003) ISBN 0-231-12511-9
  • The Professor and Other Writings (2010) ISBN 0-06-167090-1 (Republished as The Professor: A Sentimental Education. ISBN 0061670928).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Author, Editor Terry Castle to Receive Lambda Literary Editor's Choice Award". Chicago Pride. April 22, 2004. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
  2. ^ "University of Puget Sound - Terry Castle '75". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Castle, Terry (2010). The Professor and other writings (1st ed.). New York: Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-167090-9.
  4. ^ Trumble, Angus. "Terry Castle Thinks Aloud". The Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Posnock, Ross (February 19, 2010). "A Great Memoir! At Last!". New Republic. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

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