| Bernard Benstock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 (1930) |
| Died | July 14, 1994(1994-07-14) (aged 63–64) Egremont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | University of Miami English professor and literary critic |
| Literary movement | Irish literature, Modernism |
Bernard Benstock (1930 – July 14, 1994) was a literary critic and professor of English at the University of Miami and an authority on British mystery writers and Irish writers Seán O'Casey and James Joyce.
Benstock was editor of the James Joyce Literary Supplement and a co-founder of the International James Joyce Foundation, where he served as president for eight years. He died on July 14, 1994, at the age of 64, in South Egremont, Massachusetts.
Shari Benstock, Bernstock's wife, donated about 1,500 documents of his to the Roberto Ruffilli Library in Forli, Italy.
Major works
- Benstock, Bernard (1965). Joyce-Again's Wake: An Analysis of Finnegans Wake. University of Washington Press. ASIN B0000CNAPA.
- Benstock, Bernard (1971). Sean O'Casey (Irish Writers). Associated Univ Pr. ISBN 0-8387-7618-3.
- Benstock, Bernard (1976). Paycocks and others: Sean O'Casey's world. Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0-06-490363-X.
- Benstock, Bernard, and Staley, Thomas F., eds. (1976). Approaches to Joyce's Portrait: Ten Essays. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
- Benstock, Bernard (1977). James Joyce: The undiscover'd country. Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0-06-493278-8.
- Benstock, Bernard; Benstock, Shari (1980). Who's He When He's At Home: A James Joyce Directory. University of Illinois Press. ASIN B000OQ89EE.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Benstock, Bernard (1985). Art in crime writing: Essays on detective fiction. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-05397-5.
- Benstock, Bernard (1989). British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1940: First Series (Dictionary of Literary Biography). Gale Cengage. ISBN 0-8103-4565-X.
- Benstock, Bernard (1993). Narrative Con/Texts in Dubliners. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-02058-8.
References
- "Bernard Benstock, English Professor, 64". The New York Times. July 21, 1994. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- "Bernard Benstock, English Professor, 64," The New York Times, July 21, 1994.
- Bernard Benstock Collection
- Goldman, Arnold. "Review: James Joyce: the undiscover'd Country by Bernard Benstock". The English Department, Florida State University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
External links
- "Bernard Benstock," English professor, 64" New York Times obituary, July 21, 1994
- "Bernard Benstock (1930-1994)," Joyce Studies Annual, Summer 1996
 | This article about a United States writer of non-fiction is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This biography of an American English academic is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |