Jean Howard Hagstrum

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Jean H. Hagstrum (born March 25, 1913 in Saint Paul , Minnesota , † November 5, 1995 in Tucson , Arizona ) was John C. Shaffer Professor of English at Northwestern University in Evanston , Illinois .

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Hagstrum taught at Northwestern University from 1941 to 1981. He was a respected lecturer in 18th century literature and romanticism. During his 40 years at Northwestern University, he was a co-founder of the residential college system. He was chairman of the English department. He headed the publication of the "Community of Scholars" report and organized one of the first alumni colloquia on the subject of "Sex and Sensuality." Hagstrum published much work in the field of eighteenth century literature and romanticism. He dealt primarily with the relationship between poetry and painting. His approach was not only historical but also psychological.

He was the author of several books, including "enlivened by Desire: The Couple from Homer to Shakespeare," earning him the Aldo Scaglione Prize for Excellence (Distinguished Achievement) of the Modern Language Association brought. He was a guest of honor at the 1995 American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies meeting.

Hagsturm was married and had two daughters, Katherine Hagstrum and Phyllis Meshulam.

Honors

Hagsturm was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1974. In 1990 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Northwestern University's English faculty has named the reception room in the auditorium's library the "Hagstrum Room" in his honor.

Publications

  • Esteem Enlivened by Desire: The Couple from Homer to Shakespeare
  • Sex and Sensibility: Ideal and Erotic Love from Milton to Mozart
  • The Sister Arts: The Tradition of Literary Pictorialism and English Poetry from Dryden to Gray
  • Eros and Vision: The Restoration to Romanticism
  • The Romantic Body: Love and Sexuality in Keats, Wordsworth, and Blake (Hodges Lectures)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Swedish Pioneer Historical Society: The Swedish-American historical quarterly, volumes 47-48, Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1996, p. 53
  2. ↑ a b Jean Hagstrum, English scholar, dies at age 84.
  3. ↑ Department History of Northwestern's English department ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.english.northwestern.edu
personal data
SURNAME Hagstrum, Jean Howard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hagstrum, Jean H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American English graduate and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul, Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 1995
Place of death Tucson , Arizona