Stefan Collini (born 6 September 1947)
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''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 is an
English literary critic
Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...
and academic who is Professor of English Literature and Intellectual History at the
University of Cambridge and an Emeritus Fellow of
Clare Hall. He has contributed
essays to such publications as ''
The Times Literary Supplement'', ''
The Nation'' and the ''
London Review of Books
The ''London Review of Books'' (''LRB'') is a British literary magazine published twice monthly that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.
History
The ''London Review of ...
''. He completed his undergraduate degree and PhD at
Jesus College, Cambridge, and also completed a master's degree at
Yale University.
Bibliography
* ''That Noble Science of Politics: A Study in Nineteenth-Century Intellectual History'' (1983) with
J. W. Burrow and
Donald Winch
* ''Public Moralists: Political Thought and Intellectual Life in Britain 1850–1930'' (1991)
* ''
The Two Cultures'', by
C. P. Snow, introduction by Stefan Collini (1993)
* ''
Matthew Arnold: A Critical Portrait'' (1994)
* ''English Pasts: Essays in History and Culture'' (1999)
*
'No Bullshit' Bullshit" ''London Review of Books''. 23 January 2003. (accessed 29 October 2009).
* ''
Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain'' (2006)
* ''Common Reading: Critics, Historians, Publics'' (2009)
*
Modernism and the little magazines" ''The Times Literary Supplement''. 7 October 2009. (accessed 8 October 2009).
* ''That's Offensive!: Criticism, Identity, Respect'', Seagull Books (15 February 2011).
* ''What Are Universities For?'', Penguin (23 February 2012)
* ''Common Writing: Essays on Literary Culture and Public Debate'', Oxford (2016)
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*''The Nostalgic Imagination. History in English Criticism''. Oxford University Press (2020)
Critical studies and reviews of Collini's work
* Review of ''Speaking of Universities''.
References
External links
Stefan Collini, University of CambridgeContributor page at the ''London Review of Books''Contributor page at ''The Nation''''Journalisted'' page* Review o
''What Are Universities For?''''The Oxonian Review'', 23 April 2012.
"The Two Cultures - A Conversation with Stefan Collini" ''Ideas Roadshow'', 2013
1947 births
Living people
English literary critics
Fellows of Clare Hall, Cambridge
Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
Yale University alumni
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