Kenneth Gross (scholar)

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Kenneth Gross (born April 2, 1954) is an American scholar whose work ranges from early modern English literature, especially Spenser and Shakespeare, to modern poetry and fiction; he is the Alan F. Hilfiker Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Rochester. [1] After undergraduate study at Hamilton College, [2] he earned a Ph.D. in English literature from Yale University in 1982. His research has been supported by grants from the New York Public Library, the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, [3] the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy in Berlin, [4] and the Folger Shakespeare Library. In 2010 he received the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and in 2012, he was awarded the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for his book Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life. [5] [6]

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  1. Alhart, Valerie (8 April 2014). "Scholar Kenneth Gross named first holder of Alan F. Hilfiker Distinguished Professorship in English". News Center. University of Rochester. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. "Bookshelf". Hamilton College. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. "Kenneth Gross". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation... Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. "Kenneth Gross". American Academy in Berlin. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. Alhart, Valerie (18 December 2012). "Kenneth Gross Receives Award for Dramatic Criticism". News Center. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. "Two critics win George Jean Nathan Award | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2023.