Lea Bertani Vozar Newman

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Lea Bertani Vozar Newman (born on 3. August 1926 in Chicago as Lea Bertani ) is an American literary scholar who is particularly emerged with works on American romance.

Life

She grew up as the daughter of Italian immigrants in Chicago's Little Italy and studied at Chicago Teachers College (now affiliated with Northeastern Illinois University ; BA 1947) and at Wayne State University ( MA 1966). In 1979 she received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a research overview on the reception of short stories Nathaniel Hawthorne's to Ph.D.

She began teaching in 1965 at Macomb County Community College , moved to Pennsylvania State University in Schuylkill Haven after a year, and finally to North Adams State College (now Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ) in 1968 . In 1981 she became a full professor and in 1992 she retired.

Works

  • A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne . GK Hall, Boston 1979, ISBN 0-8161-8398-8 .
  • A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Herman Melville . GK Hall, Boston 1986, ISBN 0-8161-8653-7 .
  • Robert Frost: The People, Places, and Stories behind His New England Poetry . New England Press, Shelburne VT 2000, ISBN 1-881535-39-8 .
  • Growing up Italian in Chicago: A Memoir . Bertani Books, Bennington VT 2003, ISBN 978-0-9746389-0-4 .
  • Emily Dickinson: "Virgin recluse" and Rebel: 36 Poems, Their Backstories, Her Life . Shires Press, Manchester VT 2013, ISBN 978-0-9746389-8-0 .

Secondary literature

personal data
SURNAME Newman, Lea Bertani Vozar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bertani, Lea (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago