Irmscher, Christoph
IRMSCHER, Christoph
IRMSCHER, Christoph. German, b. 1962. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Bonn, Germany, lecturer in English, 1992-96; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, visiting assistant professor of English, 1993-94; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, lecturer in English and literature and history, 1998-2000; University of Maryland, Baltimore, assistant professor, 2000-03, professor of English, 2003-. Publications: Masken der Moderne, 1992; The Poetics of Natural History: From John Bartram to William James, 1999; (ed.) J.J. Audubon, Writings and Drawings, 1999. Contributor to periodicals. Address: English Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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