Robert L. Belknap (1929–2014)
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- Legal name
- Belknap, Robert Lamont
- Birthdate
- 1929-12-23
- Date of death
- 2014-03-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Princeton University
University of Paris
Leningrad State University
Columbia University (PhD|Slavic Languages and Literatures|1960) - Occupations
- Professor of Russian
- Relationships
- Whittaker, Cynthia Hyla (wife)
- Organizations
- Columbia University (Department of Slavic Languages)
- Short biography
- Following graduation, he studied Russian in Paris. After a two-year stint in the Army, he obtained his master’s degree in Russian from Columbia. In 1957, he began teaching Russian language and literature there, and in 1960, he earned his Ph.D. He was dean of students in 1969 following the student riots at Columbia and was widely credited with bringing calm back to the campus. In later years, he was director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia and chair of the Slavic languages and literature department.
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The Structure of The Brothers Karamazov by Robert L. Belknap
This is a study that clarifies the complex architectonics of The Brothers Karamazov. The author uses a structuralist approach to critically explore the seemingly complex relationships and events portrayed in that amazingly complex narrative.
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