Paul Harold Kocher (April 23, 1907 – July 17, 1998) was an American scholar, writer, and professor of English. He wrote extensively on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien as well as on Elizabethan English drama, philosophy, religion, and medicine. His numerous publications include studies of Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon. He also authored books on the Franciscan missions of 18th- and 19th-century California.
Born Paul Harold Kocher in Trinidad, to German parents, he moved to New York City in 1919, later becoming a United States citizen. He attended Columbia University when very young, then pursued graduate study of law and literature at Stanford. After earning his doctorate, he taught in the United States and in England, retiring from the faculty of Stanford University in 1970. He was a recipient of fellowships from the Huntington Library, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and twice, in 1946 and 1955, from the Guggenheim Foundation.[1]
"The Early Date for Marlowe's Faustus." Modern Language Notes 58.7 (Nov. 1943): 539-542.
"The English Faust Book and the Date of Marlowe's Faustus." Modern Language Notes 55.2 (Feb. 1940): 95-101.
"English Legal History in Marlowe's Jew of Malta." Huntington Library Quarterly: A Journal for the History and Interpretation of English and American Civilization 26 (1963): 155-163.
"Francis Bacon and His Father." The Huntington Library Quarterly 21.2 (Feb. 1958): 133-158.
"Francis Bacon on the Drama" in Essays on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Drama in Honor of Hardin Craig, ed. Richard Hosley. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1962. 297-307.
"Francis Bacon on the Science of Jurisprudence." Journal of the History of Ideas 18.1 (Jan. 1957): 3-26.
"François Hotman and Marlowe's The Massacre at Paris." PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 56.2 (June 1941): 349-368.
"J. R. R. Tolkien and George MacDonald." Mythlore: A Journal of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy Studies 8.3 (Autumn 1981): 3-4.
"Humor in Tamburlaine." in Shakespeare's Contemporaries: Modern Studies in English Renaissance Drama, ed. Max Bluestone and Norman Rabkin. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1970.
"The Idea of God in Elizabethan Medicine." Journal of the History of Ideas 11.1 (Jan. 1950): 3-29.
"Lady Macbeth and the Doctor." Shakespeare Quarterly 5.4 (Fall 1954): 341-349.
"Marlowe's Art of War." Studies in Philology 39.2 (April 1942): 207-225.
"Marlowe's Atheist Lecture." The Journal of English and Germanic Philology 39 (Jan. 1940): 98-106. Reprinted in Marlowe: A Collection of Critical Essays, ed. Clifford Leech. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1964.
^Lilley, Ernest (11 November 2003). "Reprint! Reprint! Two More Tolkien Books…". SFRevu (November 2003). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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Paul Harold Kocher April 23 1907 July 17 1998 was an American scholar writer and professor of English He wrote extensively on the works of J R R Tolkien as well as on Elizabethan English drama philosophy religion and medicine His numerous publications include studies of Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon He also authored books on the Franciscan missions of 18th and 19th century California Paul H Kocher as a Guggenheim Fellow Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Articles 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn Paul Harold Kocher in Trinidad to German parents he moved to New York City in 1919 later becoming a United States citizen He attended Columbia University when very young then pursued graduate study of law and literature at Stanford After earning his doctorate he taught in the United States and in England retiring from the faculty of Stanford University in 1970 He was a recipient of fellowships from the Huntington Library the Folger Shakespeare Library and twice in 1946 and 1955 from the Guggenheim Foundation 1 In 1973 Kocher won the Mythopoeic Society s Scholarship in Inkling Studies Award for his book on J R R Tolkien Master of Middle Earth 2 The book was published before The Silmarillion appeared 1977 to resolve several of the questions to which Kocher guesses the answer usually correctly 3 Books editAlabado A Story of Old California Chicago Franciscan Herald Press 1978 California s Old Missions The Story of the 21 Franciscan Missions in Alta California 1769 1823 Chicago Franciscan Herald Press 1976 Christopher Marlowe A Study of His Thought Learning and Character Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press 1946 Reprinted New York Russell amp Russell 1962 Master of Middle Earth The Fiction of J R R Tolkien Boston Houghton Mifflin 1972 Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa 1772 1972 A Historical Sketch San Luis Obispo California Blake 1972 A Reader s Guide to The Silmarillion Boston Houghton Mifflin 1980 Science and Religion in Elizabethan England San Marino California Huntington Library 1953 edited The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe New York Appleton Century Crofts 1950 Articles edit Adult Themes in a Tale To Be Read to Children Readings on J R R Tolkien ed Katie De Koster San Diego CA Greenhaven Press 2000 Backgrounds for Marlowe s Atheist Lecture Philological Quarterly 20 3 July 1941 304 324 Christopher Marlowe Individualist University of Toronto Quarterly 17 Jan 1948 110 120 The Druedain Mythlore A Journal of J R R Tolkien C S Lewis Charles Williams and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy Studies 10 3 Winter 1984 23 25 The Early Date for Marlowe s Faustus Modern Language Notes 58 7 Nov 1943 539 542 The English Faust Book and the Date of Marlowe s Faustus Modern Language Notes 55 2 Feb 1940 95 101 English Legal History in Marlowe s Jew of Malta Huntington Library Quarterly A Journal for the History and Interpretation of English and American Civilization 26 1963 155 163 Francis Bacon and His Father The Huntington Library Quarterly 21 2 Feb 1958 133 158 Francis Bacon on the Drama in Essays on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Drama in Honor of Hardin Craig ed Richard Hosley Columbia University of Missouri Press 1962 297 307 Francis Bacon on the Science of Jurisprudence Journal of the History of Ideas 18 1 Jan 1957 3 26 Francois Hotman and Marlowe s The Massacre at Paris PMLA Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 56 2 June 1941 349 368 J R R Tolkien and George MacDonald Mythlore A Journal of J R R Tolkien C S Lewis Charles Williams and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy Studies 8 3 Autumn 1981 3 4 Humor in Tamburlaine in Shakespeare s Contemporaries Modern Studies in English Renaissance Drama ed Max Bluestone and Norman Rabkin Englewood Cliffs N J Prentice Hall 1970 The Idea of God in Elizabethan Medicine Journal of the History of Ideas 11 1 Jan 1950 3 29 Lady Macbeth and the Doctor Shakespeare Quarterly 5 4 Fall 1954 341 349 Marlowe s Art of War Studies in Philology 39 2 April 1942 207 225 Marlowe s Atheist Lecture The Journal of English and Germanic Philology 39 Jan 1940 98 106 Reprinted in Marlowe A Collection of Critical Essays ed Clifford Leech Englewood Cliffs N J Prentice Hall 1964 Middle Earth An Imaginary World in Understanding The Lord of the Rings The Best of Tolkien Criticism ed Rose A Zimbardo and Neil David Isaacs Boston Houghton Mifflin 2004 A Mythology for England in J R R Tolkien ed Harold Bloom Philadelphia Chelsea House 2000 The Old Cosmos A Study in Elizabethan Science and Religion The Huntington Library Quarterly 15 2 Feb 1952 101 121 Paracelsan Medicine in England The First Thirty Years ca 1570 1600 Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 7 4 1947 451 480 The Physician as Atheist in Elizabethan England The Huntington Library Quarterly 10 3 May 1947 229 249 Sauron et la nature du mal QUESTION DE 42 May 1981 Some Nashe Marginalia Concerning Marlowe Modern Language Notes 57 2 Jan 1942 45 49 Use of the Bible in English Astronomical Treatises During the Renaissance The Huntington Library Quarterly 9 2 Feb 1946 109 120 The Witchcraft Basis in Marlowe s Faustus Modern Philology A Journal Devoted to Research in Medieval and Modern Literature 38 1 1940 9 36 References edit Paul H Kocher John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Retrieved 23 January 2021 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award Inklings Studies Mythopoeic Society Retrieved 3 February 2021 Lilley Ernest 11 November 2003 Reprint Reprint Two More Tolkien Books SFRevu November 2003 Retrieved 3 February 2021 External links editMemorial Resolution from Stanford University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul H Kocher amp oldid 1212955943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
