Aileen Ward

Aileen Coursen Ward (born April 1, 1919 in Newark , New Jersey , † May 31, 2016 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American literary scholar who became famous for her biographical works on the British poet John Keats . She has also taught at several elite universities in the United States.

Career

Aileen Ward was born in New Jersey and raised in Summit, the daughter of a lawyer. She studied at Smith College , where she received her Bachelor of Arts in 1940 . Following Ward moved to the Radcliffe College , where she in 1942 her Master of Arts acquired and in 1953 with a dissertation on poetic imagery doctorate was. After graduation, she taught at Wellesley , Barnard , Vassar and Sarah Lawrence College . She later held chairs at Brandeis University and New York University until she retired in 1990 . She also elected the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as a Fellow in 2000 .

Aileen Ward died on May 31, 2016 at the age of 97 in Santa Monica, California.

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Ward was best known for her work on the British poet John Keats . Her biographical work "John Keats: The Making of a Poet" was honored with the Duff Cooper Prize in 1963 and the National Book Award the following year . She was also the first woman and the first American to receive the British Duff Cooper Prize. Ward later turned to William Blake , whose comprehensive biography she worked on for approximately 50 years and until her death. In addition, she was involved in the management of the Yaddo artists' colony for many years .

Web links

• Obituary in The New York Times (June 7, 2016, accessed December 20, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Aileen Ward. relationshipscience.com, accessed December 22, 2016 .