David Kalstone

David Kalstone (1933 – June 14, 1986), was an American writer and literary critic.^[1]

Biography

Kalstone, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship and studied at the University of Cambridge. He taught at Harvard University starting in 1959 and was a professor of English at Rutgers University from 1967 until his death. He was a closeted homosexual.^[2]

He lectured on and wrote about 20th century poets including Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. His friends included the poet James Merrill ^[3] and the writer Edmund White,^[4] who is said to have portrayed Kalstone as the character Joshua in the novel The Farewell Symphony.^[5]

Bibliography

• Sidney's Poetry: Contexts and Interpretations (1965)
• Five Temperaments: Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, James Merrill, Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery (1977)
• Becoming a Poet: Elizabeth Bishop with Marianne Moore and Robert Lowell (1989)

References

1. ^ "David Kalstone Is Dead at 53; Author, Critic and Professor". The New York Times. 1986-06-17. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7DB163EF934A25755C0A960948260. Retrieved 2006-10-09. 
2. ^ Kat Long, 'Edmund White's New York,' in The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Jan-Feb 2010, p. 21
3. ^ "James Ingram Merrill, 1926-1995, American author". Washington University in St. Louis. 2006-02-21. http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/mlc/merrill/merrill.html. Retrieved 2006-10-09. 
4. ^ White, Edmund (2001-01-13). "Picture Gallery - Edmund White". http://www.edmundwhite.com/html/gallery.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-09. 
5. ^ Benfey, Christopher (1997-09-14). "The Dead". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/09/14/reviews/970914.14benfeyt.html. Retrieved 2006-10-09. 

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Name	Kalstone, David
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Date of birth	1933
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Date of death	1986-06-14
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