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He was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]. According to a short profile featured in "The Fortnightly:The Program News of [[Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum]] at [[Claremont McKenna College]]", Lerer was born "the year before the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] left for [[California]]." <ref>[http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/mmca/temp_fn.asp?volumeFN=23&issueFN=07&typeFN=f The Fortnightly:The Program News of Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, Vol. 23, No. 07. Profile of Seth Lerel on occasion of a lecture, given on February 25, 2008]</ref> That would place the birth of Lerer in 1956, as the Dodgers played their last game at [[Ebbets Field]], Brooklyn on [[September 24]], [[1957 Major League Baseball season|1957]]. <ref>[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Frank Fleming, "Historical Moments of the Brooklyn Dodgers"]</ref> |
He was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]. According to a short profile featured in "The Fortnightly:The Program News of [[Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum]] at [[Claremont McKenna College]]", Lerer was born "the year before the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] left for [[California]]." <ref>[http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/mmca/temp_fn.asp?volumeFN=23&issueFN=07&typeFN=f The Fortnightly:The Program News of Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, Vol. 23, No. 07. Profile of Seth Lerel on occasion of a lecture, given on February 25, 2008]</ref> That would place the birth of Lerer in 1956, as the Dodgers played their last game at [[Ebbets Field]], Brooklyn on [[September 24]], [[1957 Major League Baseball season|1957]]. <ref>[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Frank Fleming, "Historical Moments of the Brooklyn Dodgers"]</ref> |
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Lerer was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1976. He gained a second Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Oxford]] in 1978. He was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree by the [[University of Chicago]] in 1981. He was granted an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] degree by Oxford in 1986. He joined the faculty of [[Stanford University]] in 1990. <ref> |
Lerer was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1976. He gained a second Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Oxford]] in 1978. He was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree by the [[University of Chicago]] in 1981. He was granted an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] degree by Oxford in 1986. He joined the faculty of [[Stanford University]] in 1990. <ref name="stanford">{{cite web |url=http://english.stanford.edu/bio.php?name_id=76 |title=Faculty Profile, Seth Lerer - Professor |accessdate=2009-03-12|work= |publisher=[[Stanford University]]}}</ref> |
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Professor Lerer's research preoccupations include [[Medievalism|Medieval Studies]], [[Renaissance]] studies, [[Comparative linguistics|comparative philology]], history of [[Scholarly method|scholarship]] and [[children's literature]]. He has also published works on the history of [[Reading (process)|reading]] and the culture of [[noble court]]s. <ref> |
Professor Lerer's research preoccupations include [[Medievalism|Medieval Studies]], [[Renaissance]] studies, [[Comparative linguistics|comparative philology]], history of [[Scholarly method|scholarship]] and [[children's literature]]. He has also published works on the history of [[Reading (process)|reading]] and the culture of [[noble court]]s. <ref name="stanford"> </ref> <ref>[http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/mmca/temp_fn.asp?volumeFN=23&issueFN=07&typeFN=f The Fortnightly:The Program News of Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, Vol. 23, No. 07. Profile of Seth Lerel on occasion of a lecture, given on February 25, 2008]</ref> |
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Professor Lerer is widely recognised for his capacity as a teacher and his facility in Old and Middle English pronunciation and public reading, including in particular the different dialetic forms of [[Middle English]]. Several lecture series delivered by Professor Lerer have been made available commercially.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teach12.com/storex/professor.aspx?ID=80 |title=Seth Lerer |accessdate=2008-12-12|work= |publisher=[[The Teaching Company]] |date= }}</ref> |
Professor Lerer is widely recognised for his capacity as a teacher and his facility in Old and Middle English pronunciation and public reading, including in particular the different dialetic forms of [[Middle English]]. Several lecture series delivered by Professor Lerer have been made available commercially.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teach12.com/storex/professor.aspx?ID=80 |title=Seth Lerer |accessdate=2008-12-12|work= |publisher=[[The Teaching Company]] |date= }}</ref> |
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Professor Seth Lerer (1956 -) is a contemporary Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Stanford University, specialising in historical analyses of the English language, in addition to critical analyses of the works of several authors, including in particular Geoffrey Chaucer.
History
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. According to a short profile featured in "The Fortnightly:The Program News of Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College", Lerer was born "the year before the Dodgers left for California." [1] That would place the birth of Lerer in 1956, as the Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn on September 24, 1957. [2]
Lerer was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1976. He gained a second Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oxford in 1978. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree by the University of Chicago in 1981. He was granted an Master of Arts degree by Oxford in 1986. He joined the faculty of Stanford University in 1990. [3]
Professor Lerer's research preoccupations include Medieval Studies, Renaissance studies, comparative philology, history of scholarship and children's literature. He has also published works on the history of reading and the culture of noble courts. [3] [4]
Professor Lerer is widely recognised for his capacity as a teacher and his facility in Old and Middle English pronunciation and public reading, including in particular the different dialetic forms of Middle English. Several lecture series delivered by Professor Lerer have been made available commercially.[5]
Published works
- Boethius and Dialogue (Princeton, 1985).
- Literacy and Power in Anglo-Saxon Literature (Nebraska, 1991).
- Chaucer and His Readers (Princeton, 1993).
- Courtly Letters in the Age of Henry VIII (Cambridge, 1997).
- Error and the Academic Self: The Scholarly Imagination, Medieval to Modern (Columbia, 2002).
- Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language (Columbia, 2007).
- Children's Literature: A Reader's History (Chicago, 2008).
References
- ^ The Fortnightly:The Program News of Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, Vol. 23, No. 07. Profile of Seth Lerel on occasion of a lecture, given on February 25, 2008
- ^ Frank Fleming, "Historical Moments of the Brooklyn Dodgers"
- ^ a b "Faculty Profile, Seth Lerer - Professor". Stanford University. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ The Fortnightly:The Program News of Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, Vol. 23, No. 07. Profile of Seth Lerel on occasion of a lecture, given on February 25, 2008
- ^ "Seth Lerer". The Teaching Company. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
External links
- His faculty profile by Stanford University
- "Seth Lerer, Highly Respected Scholar, Teacher and Academic Leader, Named Dean of Arts and Humanities at UC San Diego", 2008 news article
- His faculty profile by the Department of Comperative Literature
- "A conversation with Professor Seth Lerer on the history of the book" (2006), online recording
- His profile by The Fortnightly