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'''Macha Louis Rosenthal''' (1917 – July 21, 1996) was an [[United States|American]] [[poet]] and [[editing|editor]]. The W. B. Yeats Society of New York renamed their award for achievement in Yeats studies the M. L. Rosenthal Award after Rosenthal's death. His essay, ''[[Poetry as Confession]]'', is credited with being the first application of the term 'confession' to the writing of poetry and therefore for the naming of the [[confessional poetry]] movement.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EEDA1639F930A15754C0A960958260 M. L. Rosenthal, Who Championed Poetry, Dies at 79 - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?authorID=1303 ''Ploughshares'' > Authors > M. L. Rosenthal]</ref> |
'''Macha Louis Rosenthal''' (1917 – July 21, 1996) was an [[United States|American]] [[poet]] and [[editing|editor]]. The W. B. Yeats Society of New York renamed their award for achievement in Yeats studies the M. L. Rosenthal Award after Rosenthal's death. His 1959 essay, ''[[Poetry as Confession]]'', is credited with being the first application of the term 'confession' to the writing of poetry and therefore for the naming of the [[confessional poetry]] movement.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EEDA1639F930A15754C0A960958260 M. L. Rosenthal, Who Championed Poetry, Dies at 79 - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?authorID=1303 ''Ploughshares'' > Authors > M. L. Rosenthal]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Macha Louis Rosenthal, poet, critic, editor, and teacher, was born on March 14, 1917, in Washington, D.C. He earned his B.A. (1937) and M.A. (1938) degrees at the University of Chicago. On January 7, 1939, he married Victoria Himmelstein, with whom he had three children: [[David_Rosenthal|David]], Alan, and Laura. |
Macha Louis Rosenthal, poet, critic, editor, and teacher, was born on March 14, 1917, in [[Washington, D.C.]] He earned his B.A. (1937) and M.A. (1938) degrees at the [[University of Chicago]]. On January 7, 1939, he married Victoria Himmelstein, with whom he had three children: [[David_Rosenthal|David]], Alan, and Laura. |
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From 1939 to 1945, he taught as an instructor in English at Michigan State University. In 1946, he was hired as an instructor at New York University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1961, he served in the U.S. Cultural Exchange Program and was visiting specialist to Germany; in 1965, to Pakistan; in 1966, to Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria; and in 1980, to Italy and France. In 1974, he was a visiting poet in Israel. From 1977 to 1979 he served as director of the Poetics Institute at New York University, where he was a professor of English until 1996. |
From 1939 to 1945, he taught as an instructor in English at [[Michigan State University]]. In 1946, he was hired as an instructor at [[New York University]], where he earned his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1961, he served in the U.S. Cultural Exchange Program and was visiting specialist to [[Germany]]; in 1965, to [[Pakistan]]; in 1966, to [[Romania]], [[Poland]], and [[Bulgaria]]; and in 1980, to [[Italy]] and [[France]]. In 1974, he was a visiting poet in [[Israel]]. From 1977 to 1979 he served as director of the Poetics Institute at New York University, where he was a professor of English until 1996. |
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Rosenthal was a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies and twice won Guggenheim |
Rosenthal was a fellow of the [[American Council of Learned Societies]] and twice won [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]s (1960–1964). He contributed poems, articles, and reviews to such leading journals as ''[[The New Yorker]]'', the ''[[New Statesman]]'', ''[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]]'', ''[[The Spectator]]'' (London), ''[[ELH]]'', and ''[[The Quarterly Review]]''; he also served, from 1956–1961, as poetry editor of ''[[The Nation]]''; from 1970-1978 as poetry editor of ''[[The Humanist]]''; and from 1973-1990 as poetry editor of ''Present Tense''. He published numerous books of criticism and collections of verse and edited various anthologies of poetry. |
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In 1973 Rosenthal was one of the signers of the [[Humanist Manifesto II]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.americanhumanist.org/Humanism/Humanist_Manifesto_II | title=Humanist Manifesto II | publisher=American Humanist Association | accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> |
In 1973 Rosenthal was one of the signers of the [[Humanist Manifesto II]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.americanhumanist.org/Humanism/Humanist_Manifesto_II | title=Humanist Manifesto II | publisher=American Humanist Association | accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Works== |
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Revision as of 10:47, 1 March 2015
Macha Louis Rosenthal (1917 – July 21, 1996) was an American poet and editor. The W. B. Yeats Society of New York renamed their award for achievement in Yeats studies the M. L. Rosenthal Award after Rosenthal's death. His 1959 essay, Poetry as Confession, is credited with being the first application of the term 'confession' to the writing of poetry and therefore for the naming of the confessional poetry movement.[1][2]
Biography
Macha Louis Rosenthal, poet, critic, editor, and teacher, was born on March 14, 1917, in Washington, D.C. He earned his B.A. (1937) and M.A. (1938) degrees at the University of Chicago. On January 7, 1939, he married Victoria Himmelstein, with whom he had three children: David, Alan, and Laura.
From 1939 to 1945, he taught as an instructor in English at Michigan State University. In 1946, he was hired as an instructor at New York University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1961, he served in the U.S. Cultural Exchange Program and was visiting specialist to Germany; in 1965, to Pakistan; in 1966, to Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria; and in 1980, to Italy and France. In 1974, he was a visiting poet in Israel. From 1977 to 1979 he served as director of the Poetics Institute at New York University, where he was a professor of English until 1996.
Rosenthal was a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies and twice won Guggenheim Fellowships (1960–1964). He contributed poems, articles, and reviews to such leading journals as The New Yorker, the New Statesman, Poetry, The Spectator (London), ELH, and The Quarterly Review; he also served, from 1956–1961, as poetry editor of The Nation; from 1970-1978 as poetry editor of The Humanist; and from 1973-1990 as poetry editor of Present Tense. He published numerous books of criticism and collections of verse and edited various anthologies of poetry.
In 1973 Rosenthal was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto II.[3]
M. L. Rosenthal died on July 21, 1996.[4]
Works
Poetry
- Blue Boy on Skates: Poems (1964)
- Beyond Power: New Poems (1969)
Essays and Reviews
- A primer of Ezra Pound (1960)
- Our Life in Poetry: Selected Essays and Reviews (1991)
References
- ^ M. L. Rosenthal, Who Championed Poetry, Dies at 79 - New York Times
- ^ Ploughshares > Authors > M. L. Rosenthal
- ^ "Humanist Manifesto II". American Humanist Association. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ The Fales Library of NYU's guide to the M.L. Rosenthal Papers
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