Leslie Fiedler

Literary critic, Author

1917 – 2003

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Who was Leslie Fiedler?

Leslie Aaron Fiedler was an American literary critic, known for his interest in mythography and his championing of genre fiction. His work also involves application of psychological theories to American literature. He was in practical terms one of the early postmodernist critics working across literature in general, from around 1970. His most cited work is Love and Death in the American Novel.

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Born
Mar 8, 1917
Newark
Also known as
  • Leslie Aaron Fiedler
  • Leslie A. Fiedler
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • New York University
  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    English Literature
    ( - 1941)
Lived in
  • Missoula
  • Buffalo
    ( - 2003/01/29)
Died
Jan 29, 2003
Buffalo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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