William H. Pritchard (born 1932) is an American literary critic and the Henry Clay Folger Professor of English, Emeritus, at Amherst College.
Henry Clay Folger Professor William H. Pritchard Emeritus | |
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| Born | William Harrison Pritchard, Jr. 1932 (age 91–92) |
| Known for | Teaching, literary criticism |
| Academic background | |
| Education | 1953, A.B., Amherst College 1956, M.A., Harvard University 1960, Ph.D., Harvard University |
| Thesis | The uses of nature; a study of Robert Frost's poetry (1960) |
Early life and education
editWilliam Harrison Pritchard, Jr., was born in 1932, the son of William H. Pritchard and Marion (LaGrange) Pritchard of Johnson City, New York.[1] A graduate of Johnson City High School at age 16,[2] he earned an A.B. in philosophy at Amherst College in 1953, and an M.A. (1956) and a Ph.D. in English (1960) at Harvard University,[3] with the dissertation, The uses of nature; a study of Robert Frost's poetry.[4]
Pritchard and Marietta Perl wed in August, 1957, in the Harvard University Chapel.[5]
Career
editPritchard began teaching at Amherst in 1958. His academic interests include American and British 20th century fiction, poetry and literary criticism.[6]
Selected publications
editBooks
edit- Pritchard, William H. (June 23, 2009). On Poets and Poetry. Swallow Press. ISBN 978-0804011150.
- Pritchard, William H. (2003). Shelf Life: Literary Essays and Reviews. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1558493759.[7]
- Pritchard, William H. (2000). Updike: America's Man of Letters. Steerforth Pres. ISBN 978-1586420024.[8]
- Pritchard, William H. (1997). Lives of the Modern Poets. University Press of New England. ISBN 978-0874517873.[9]
- Pritchard, William H. (1995). English Papers: A Teaching Life. Graywolf Press. ISBN 978-1555972349.[10]
- Pritchard, William H. (1990). Randall Jarrell: A Literary Life. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0374246778.[11]
- Pritchard, William H. (1984). Frost: A Literary Life Reconsidered. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195034622.
- Gottesman, R.; Holland, L. B.; Kalstone, D.; Murphy, F; Parker, H.; Pritchard, W. H. (1980). The Norton anthology of American literature. New York: WW Norton & Company, Inc., New York. ISBN 0-393-95119-7.
Articles
edit- Pritchard, William H. (December 22, 1985). "John Ashbery and the Shock of the New". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- Pritchard, William H. (1995). Salwak, Dale; Moseley, Merritt; Fussell, Paul (eds.). "Appreciating Kingsley Amis". The Hudson Review. 48 (1): 137–144. doi:10.2307/3852071. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 3852071.
- Pritchard, William H. (2003). Hitchens, Christopher; Orwell, George; Carey, John (eds.). "Orwell Matters". The Hudson Review. 56 (1): 183–190. doi:10.2307/3852935. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 3852935.
- Pritchard, William H. (1975). Larkin, Philip (ed.). "Larkin Lives". The Hudson Review. 28 (2): 302–308. doi:10.2307/3850193. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 3850193.
- Pritchard, William H. (2009). Huxley, Aldous; Sexton, James; Dee, Ivan R. (eds.). "Huxley in His Letters". The Sewanee Review. 117 (1): 121–125. ISSN 0037-3052. JSTOR 40211698.
- Pritchard, William H. (1976). "The Grip of Frost". The Hudson Review. 29 (2): 185–204. doi:10.2307/3849927. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 3849927.
- Pritchard, William H. (1968). Dickey, James; Schorer, Mark (eds.). "Why Read Criticism?". The Hudson Review. 21 (3): 585–592. doi:10.2307/3849505. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 3849505.
- Pritchard, William H. (2008). "Bishop's Time". The Hudson Review. 61 (2): 321–334. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 20464863.
- Pritchard, William H. (1995). Eliot, T. S.; Schuchard, Ronald (eds.). "A Mind So Fine". The American Scholar. 64 (3): 452–456. ISSN 0003-0937. JSTOR 41212358.
- Pritchard, William H. (1994). "Reading Hawthorne". The Hudson Review. 46 (4): 757–764. doi:10.2307/3852140. ISSN 0018-702X. JSTOR 3852140.
Awards, honors
edit- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (1977-78, 1986)
- Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (1973-1974)[12]
- American Council of Learned Societies Junior Fellowship (1963-64); Fellowship (1977-78)
- Henry Clay Folger Professor of English (1984)
Scholarly and Professional Activities
editReferences
edit- ^ "William H. Pritchard Dead at 56; EJ Official, JC School Board Head". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 25, 1959. p. 35. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Amherst at 200, Celebrating Mind, Heart, and Community: Bill Pritchard". Retrieved April 10, 2022.Transcript
- ^ "Pritchard, William H. | Faculty & Staff | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Pritchard, William Harrison (1960). "The uses of nature; a study of Robert Frost's poetry". hollis.harvard.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Marietta Perl a Bride; Married in Harvard Chapel to William H. Pritchard Jr". The New York Times. August 24, 1957. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via Times Machine.
- ^ "Peter Pouncey | Friends of the Library Oral Histories | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Review:Ciolkowski, Laura (July 27, 2003). "Books in Brief: Nonfiction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ Review:Wilson, Jonathan (September 24, 2000). "Iron John". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ Review: Leonard, John. "Books of The Times: Lives of the Modern Poets". The New York Times. pp. C23. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ Review:Harshaw, Tobin (January 7, 1996). "Books in Brief: Nonfiction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ Review:Broyard, Anatole (May 6, 1990). "'Wittier than Anybody'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "William H. Pritchard". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "William H. Pritchard". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
External links
edit- David Sofield and William H. Pritchard (mp3 audio, 32:08)
- Friends of the Library Oral Histories: William Pritchard Interviewed by Rand R. Cooper (August 15, 2002)(video, 1:55:31)
- Bill Pritchard, Amherst at 200: Celebrating Mind, Heart, and Community
- A tribute to John Updike (video, 1:02:06; Pritchard's speech from 47:47–55:02)
- Remembering John Updike