Bernard Benstock
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Born1930
DiedJuly 14, 1994 (aged 63–64)
Egremont, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationUniversity of Miami English professor and literary critic
Literary movementIrish literature, Modernism
Bernard Benstock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | July 14, 1994 (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.[1] He died on July 14, 1994, at the age of 64, in South Egremont, Massachusetts.[2]
Shari Benstock, Bernstock's wife, donated about 1,500 documents of his to the Roberto Ruffilli Library in Forli, Italy.[3]
