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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Harry Levin

Who

Harry Levin · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Harvard comparatist who defined the study of modernism

When

1912, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States — 1994, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Harry Levin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Harvard comparatist who defined the study of modernism

How & why

Harry Levin was a founding figure of comparative literature at Harvard whose studies of James Joyce, realism and modernism helped define the field. He was born to a Jewish family in Minneapolis; his Jewish identity is documented.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 250 most-cited scholars in the Arts & Humanities

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Harvard comparatist who defined the study of modernism

1912

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 250 most-cited scholars in the Arts & Humanities