Levin, Richard Louis

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LEVIN, Richard Louis

LEVIN, Richard Louis. American, b. 1922. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: State University of New York, Stony Brook, professor of English, 1957-94, Dept. chairman, 1960-63 and 1965-66, emeritus, 1994-. Member, Joseph Crabtree Foundation, 1971-; advisory committee member, Modern Language Association, and advisory board member, World Center for Shakespeare Studies, both 1974-; member, Academic Council, Shakespeare Globe Theater Center, 1981-. Instructor, 1949-53, and assistant professor, 1953-57, University of Chicago; American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship, 1963-64; trustee, Shakespeare Association of America, 1977-80; National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Fellowship, 1974; Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, 1978-79; Fulbright Lectureship, 1984-85; National Humanities Center Fellowship, 1987-88. Publications: The Multiple Plot in English Renaissance Drama, 1971; New Readings vs. Old Plays: Recent Trends in the Reinterpretation of English Renaissance Drama, 1979. EDITOR: Tragedy: Plays, Theory, and Criticism, 1960; The Question of Socrates, 1961; Tragedy: Alternate Edition, 1965; Thomas Middleton's Michaelmas Term, 1966. Address: English Dept, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]