Philip F. Gura (born June 14, 1950) is an intellectual and cultural historian. He currently serves as William S. Newman Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he holds appointments in the Departments of English and Comparative Literature, Religious Studies, and American Studies.[1]
He is the author or editor of 17 books, including the ASCAP/Deems-Taylor Prize-winning America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century (with James F. Bollman, 1999)[3] and American Transcendentalism: A History (2007), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist in non-fiction.[4] One of his essays, "Manufacturing Guitars for the American Parlor" (1996), won the Frances Densmore Prize of the American Instrument Society;[5] another, "Thoreau's Maine Woods Indians: More Representative Men," was awarded the Norman Foerster Prize in American Literature by the Modern Language Association (1977).[6] These and other of his essays, which number over fifty, have been collected in The Crossroads of American History and Literature (1996).
In 2006-2007, he was Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American Antiquarian Society.[10] In 2020, Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina named him to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, a state-wide citizen's honor.[11]
Gura is a student of old-time Appalachian music, and plays both the banjo, in the clawhammer style, and the fiddle.[12] In his teenage years and early twenties, he was an avid birder, and his voluminous journals and correspondence (1964-1987), pertaining both to ornithology and to his studies in American literature and culture, reside in the Harvard University Archives.[13]
Selected workedit
Liberty Or Justice for All: A Conversation across the American Centuries (2023)
Man’s Better Angels: Romantic Reformers and the Coming of the Civil War (2017)
The Life of William Apess (Pequot) (2015)
Jonathan Edwards: Writings from the Great Awakening (2013).
Truth's Ragged Edge: The Rise of the American Novel (2013).
The American Antiquarian Society, 1812–2012: A Bicentennial History (2012).
American Transcendentalism: A History (2007).
Jonathan Edwards: America's Evangelical (2005).
C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796–1873 (2003).
Buried from the World: Inside the Massachusetts State Prison, 1829–1831, The Memorandum Books of the Rev. Jared Curtis (2001).
America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century (1999).
The Crossroads of American History and Literature (1996).
Memoirs of Stephen Burroughs (1988).
A Glimpse of Sion's Glory: Puritan Radicalism in New England, 1620–1660 (1984).
Critical Essays on American Transcendentalism (1982).
The Wisdom of Words: Language, Theology, and Literature in the New England Renaissance (1981).
Notesedit
^"UNC faculty profile". UNC. 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
^. www.unc.edu. Archived from the original on October 17, 2001.
^"33rd Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients".
^"The National Book Critics Circle Awards, General Nonfiction Finalists".
^"Norman Foerster Award Winners for the Best Essay Published Annually in American Literature" (PDF).
^. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
^. American Antiquarian Society. 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
^Ryan, James Emmett (2009). "Modern Language Association Honored Scholar of Early American Literature, 2008: Philip F. Gura". Early American Literature. 44 (3): 453–455. doi:10.1353/eal.0.0086. S2CID 162187563. Project MUSE 364044.
^"Mellon Distinguished Scholars in Residence, American Antiquarian Society".
^Spurr, Kim (July 11, 2019). "Philip Gura awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine". College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^Goertzen, Chris (2001). "America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century (review)". Notes. 57 (3): 604–606. doi:10.1353/not.2001.0021. S2CID 185651830. Project MUSE 24773.
^"Philip F. Gura personal archive, Harvard University Archives".
April 12, 2024
philip, gura, born, june, 1950, intellectual, cultural, historian, currently, serves, william, newman, distinguished, professor, american, literature, culture, university, north, carolina, chapel, hill, where, holds, appointments, departments, english, compara. Philip F Gura born June 14 1950 is an intellectual and cultural historian He currently serves as William S Newman Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he holds appointments in the Departments of English and Comparative Literature Religious Studies and American Studies 1 Philip F GuraBorn 1950 06 14 June 14 1950 age 73 Ware Massachusetts United StatesOccupationScholar writer editor educatorGenreHistory and literatureSubjectColonial America Transcendentalism and religious historySpouseLeslie Gura 1979 2015 divorced ChildrenDavid Katherine and DanielWebsiteunc wbr edu wbr guraBiography editGura was born in Ware Massachusetts the son of second generation factory workers A cum laude graduate of Phillips Academy 1968 he received his AB magna cum laude in History and Literature in 1972 from Harvard College and his PhD in the History of American Civilization in 1977 from Harvard University where he lived in Lowell House 2 He is the author or editor of 17 books including the ASCAP Deems Taylor Prize winning America s Instrument The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century with James F Bollman 1999 3 and American Transcendentalism A History 2007 a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist in non fiction 4 One of his essays Manufacturing Guitars for the American Parlor 1996 won the Frances Densmore Prize of the American Instrument Society 5 another Thoreau s Maine Woods Indians More Representative Men was awarded the Norman Foerster Prize in American Literature by the Modern Language Association 1977 6 These and other of his essays which number over fifty have been collected in The Crossroads of American History and Literature 1996 Gura has served as an editor of The Norton Anthology of American Literature and for ten years edited the MLA sponsored journal Early American Literature 7 He is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society 8 the Massachusetts Historical Society the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and the Society of American Historians In 2008 the Division on American Literature to 1800 of the Modern Language Association honored him with its Distinguished Scholar award 9 In 2006 2007 he was Andrew W Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American Antiquarian Society 10 In 2020 Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina named him to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine a state wide citizen s honor 11 Gura is a student of old time Appalachian music and plays both the banjo in the clawhammer style and the fiddle 12 In his teenage years and early twenties he was an avid birder and his voluminous journals and correspondence 1964 1987 pertaining both to ornithology and to his studies in American literature and culture reside in the Harvard University Archives 13 Selected work editLiberty Or Justice for All A Conversation across the American Centuries 2023 Man s Better Angels Romantic Reformers and the Coming of the Civil War 2017 The Life of William Apess Pequot 2015 Jonathan Edwards Writings from the Great Awakening 2013 Truth s Ragged Edge The Rise of the American Novel 2013 The American Antiquarian Society 1812 2012 A Bicentennial History 2012 American Transcendentalism A History 2007 Jonathan Edwards America s Evangelical 2005 C F Martin and His Guitars 1796 1873 2003 Buried from the World Inside the Massachusetts State Prison 1829 1831 The Memorandum Books of the Rev Jared Curtis 2001 America s Instrument The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century 1999 The Crossroads of American History and Literature 1996 Memoirs of Stephen Burroughs 1988 A Glimpse of Sion s Glory Puritan Radicalism in New England 1620 1660 1984 Critical Essays on American Transcendentalism 1982 The Wisdom of Words Language Theology and Literature in the New England Renaissance 1981 Notes edit UNC faculty profile UNC 2009 Retrieved April 8 2009 Curriculum Vitae of Philip F Gura www unc edu Archived from the original on October 17 2001 33rd Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients The National Book Critics Circle Awards General Nonfiction Finalists The Frances Densmore Prize Past Recipients Norman Foerster Award Winners for the Best Essay Published Annually in American Literature PDF Publications Archived from the original on June 4 2011 Retrieved February 7 2010 Members of the American Antiquarian Society American Antiquarian Society 2009 Archived from the original on October 11 2008 Retrieved April 8 2009 Ryan James Emmett 2009 Modern Language Association Honored Scholar of Early American Literature 2008 Philip F Gura Early American Literature 44 3 453 455 doi 10 1353 eal 0 0086 S2CID 162187563 Project MUSE 364044 Mellon Distinguished Scholars in Residence American Antiquarian Society Spurr Kim July 11 2019 Philip Gura awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine College of Arts amp Sciences Retrieved January 21 2020 Goertzen Chris 2001 America s Instrument The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century review Notes 57 3 604 606 doi 10 1353 not 2001 0021 S2CID 185651830 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