Alfred Bendixen

Alfred Bendixen is a lecturer in the department of English at Princeton University and the founder and Executive Director of the American Literature Association.

Bendixen gained a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina in 1979, with a thesis on "Americans in Europe before 1865 : a study of the travel book".[1] He held posts at Barnard College (1979-1988) and California State University, Los Angeles (1988-2005) before moving to Texas A&M University, where he served as the Associate Department Head of English (2007-2009) and a Professor of English (2006 - 2013).[2] He now serves as a Lecturer in English at Princeton University.[3]

His research has centered on the recovery of 19th century literature and neglected genres, including the ghost story, detective fiction, science fiction, and travel writing.[4]

Selected publications
  • Haunted women : the best supernatural tales by American women writers (1985, F. Ungar, ISBN 9780804420525)
  • Edith Wharton: New Critical Essays (1992, Garland, ISBN 9780824078485, with Annette Zilversmit)
  • The Whole Family, new edition and introduction to this 12-author 1908 novel (2001, Duke UP, ISBN 9780822328384)
  • The Cambridge Companion to American Travel Writing (2009, Cambridge UP, ISBN 9780521861090, with Judith Hamera)
  • A Companion to the American Short Story (2010, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 9781405115438, with James Nagel)
  • A Companion to the American Novel (2012,Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 9781118220399)
  • The Cambridge History of American Poetry (2014, Cambridge UP, ISBN 9781107003361, co-edited with Stephen Burt)
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References
  1. "Catalog record". Worldcat. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "Alfred Bendixen". Faculty. Department of English, Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. https://english.princeton.edu/people/alfred-bendixen-0
  4. https://english.princeton.edu/people/alfred-bendixen-0
  • "Alfred Bendixen". Faculty. Department of English, Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.


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