Alvin A. Lee
Alvin A. Lee | |
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| 4th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University | |
| In office 1980–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Bourns |
| Succeeded by | Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace |
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| Born | September 30, 1930 literary critic |
Alvin A. Lee (born September 30, 1930), is a Canadian
literary critic
and former academic administrator.
Career
The majority of his academic career—some 39 years—was spent at
Ph.D.
degrees.
His academic interests lie in the fields of
.Lee served as the General Editor of the 30-volume
Penguin Modern Classics editions of The Great Code and Words with Power. He is perhaps best known for his work on Beowulf: Gold-Hall and Earth-Dragon: Beowulf as Metaphor (University of Toronto Press). He has written articles, reviews and another book on Old English poetry, The Guest Hall of Eden: Four Essays on the Design of Old English Poetry (Yale University Press), and one on the Canadian poet and playwright, James Reaney. He, along with his wife, Hope Lee, also edited several textbooks for Harcourt Brace: Wish and Nightmare, Circle of Stories: One, Circle of Stories: Two, The Temple and the Ruin, The Garden and the Wilderness
, and The Peaceable Kingdom.
References
- ^ "Overview". McMaster Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "President emeritus Alvin Lee receives first Library Advocate award". McMaster Daily News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
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