Robert Asch
Robert Asch | |
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| Education | St Paul's School |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Author, scholar |
| Spouse | Ruth Tyldesley Asch |
Robert Charles Asch (born 1968) is a British Catholic writer and scholar. He teaches English at Chavagnes International College in France.
Early life
Robert Asch was born into an Anglo-Canadian Jewish family in 1968 in London. His parents were both opera singers.[1] He was educated at St Paul's School and the University of Toronto.
Career
Asch is co-editor of the St. Austin Review, a Catholic review of culture, and Editor of Saint Austin Press.[1]
Asch has been Senior Master and teacher of English and History at Chavagnes International College, France, since its inception in 2002.[1] He was recently awarded a Wilbur Research Fellowship at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal for his work towards a new study of the English poet Lionel Johnson.
Personal life
Asch is married to the poet Ruth Tyldesley Asch. He converted to Catholicism in 1996. He resides on Northwestern France.[1]
Works
- Asch, Robert; Pearce, Joseph, eds. (2014). The Romantic Poets: Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, With an Introduction and Contemporary Criticism. San Francisco, California: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9781586172640. OCLC 912700428.
References
- ^ a b c d Twiston-Davies, Bess. "Asch Plots a Course to Redeem Culture". Catholic Answers. Vol. 15, no. 9. Retrieved October 5, 2016.