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Lionel Trilling (1905–1975)

Author of The Liberal Imagination (New York Review Books Classics)

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Canonical name
Trilling, Lionel
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Date of birth
1905-07-04
Date of death
1975-11-05
Burial location
Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, USA
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Queens, New York, USA
Place of death
New York, New York, USA
Places of residence
Education
Columbia University (BA ∙ MA ∙ PhD)
Occupations
literary critic
professor
writer
Relationships
Trilling, Diana (wife)
Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1951)
Partisan Review
Columbia University
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Short biography
Lionel Trilling became America's most influential and most admired literary critic in the years after World War II. He was also one of Columbia University's legendary professors, teaching literature and cultural history there for more than 40 years.
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