Fredman, Stephen, 1948-....

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Stephen Albert Fredman (1948-) is a poet, author, teacher, and scholar of twentieth-century American poetry and poetics.

From the description of San Diego de Alcalá : holograph manuscripts and typescripts, 1975-1976. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18433602

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Stephen Albert Fredman (1948- ) is a poet, author, teacher and scholar of twentieth-century American poetry and poetics. He is professor and chairman (2003-) of Notre Dame University's College of Arts and Letters' English Department. The son of lawyer and civic activist, Milton "Mickey" Fredman, and artist, Faiya Rose Fredman, Fredman grew up in San Diego and was educated in California.

At the time of the translation project (1975-1976), Fredman had a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts (Valencia), and was finishing up his masters degree at California State University, Sonoma (1976). He was later awarded his PhD from Stanford University (1980) for a thesis on American prose poetry. His research and teaching interests have included the use of performance in postmodern arts, the West Coast aesthetic, and the impact of collage on twentieth-century arts. He has been awarded NEH, ACLS, and Lily fellowships.

Fredman is the author of numerous essays and books including: SEMINA CULTURE: WALLACE BERMAN & HIS CIRCLE, with Michael Duncan and Kristine McKenna, (2005); A CONCISE COMPANION TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN POETRY, editor, (2005); A MENORAH FOR ATHENA: CHARLES REZNIKOFF AND THE JEWISH DILEMMAS OF OBJECTIVIST POETRY (2001); THE GROUNDING OF AMERICAN POETRY: CHARLES OLSON AND THE EMERSONIAN TRADITION (1993), and POET'S PROSE: THE CRISIS IN AMERICAN VERSE (1983, 1990).

From the guide to the Stephen Fredman adaptation of, San Diego de Alcalá, 1975 - 1976, (University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.)

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