Roy Wolper (born 1931) is an American scholar and writer. A full-time professor at Temple University from 1967 to 1998, and a writer of fiction, he co-founded The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats, a review journal for English literature, and served as its editor for nearly fifty years.
His published scholarship focuses on English and French eighteenth-century literature, including work on Alexander Pope,[4] Jewish studies[5] and antisemitism,[6] and Voltaire. His essay "Candide, Gull in the Garden?",[7] in which he argued that one should not confuse the "limited vision" of Candide's main character with Voltaire's much broader one,[8] is cited with approbation in Nicholas Cronk's edition of Candide.[9] The article raised quite a stir, with one critic saying it contained some "provocative insights", and "challenged the generally positive interpretation" of the ending of Candide, even while not accepting the argument.[10] His hermeneutical argument is analyzed in a journal article on how to teach Candide,[11] and is surveyed in the MLA Approaches to Teaching Voltaire's Candide.[12]
Fiction and personal essaysedit
Wolper also wrote short stories published in University of Texas Quarterly, North Dakota Quarterly, The Available Press: Pen Short Story Collection, Short Story International, and elsewhere. His stories were also broadcast on the BBC (“The Death Man,” chosen as one of the best stories from 1985 and rebroadcast five times), CBC, NZBC, and SABC. He won the Doubleday Option prize and the National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship for Creative Writing. A personal essay of his was published in the New York Times.[13]
The Scriblerianedit
Wolper is perhaps best known in the field of eighteenth-century literary scholarship as a founder and coeditor (along with Peter A. Tasch and Arthur J. Weitzman[14]) of The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats, an eighteenth-century review journal, from 1968 to 2017.[3] During this time, the journal expanded beyond reviewing scholarship concerning the early eighteenth-century Scriblerians to include the Kit-Cat Club (a change reflected in the journal's title) in addition to the period’s major novelists (Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Tobias Smollett, and Laurence Sterne). An active critic on the journal, he had reviewed a over 1500 articles and books by 2017.
During his decades as coeditor of The Scriblerian, Wolper gained a reputation for hands-on copyediting, and a tribute in the journal notes "Roy could be merciless with copy"; he was praised for maintaining high academic standards for critical reviews, which the tribute noted is "so much more desirable and useful to our readers than the laudatory and obscurantist blurbs that book reviewing has too often become".[3]
Referencesedit
^"History of the Department of English: 1960s Students". University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of English. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^England, Mary (September 1997). "Temple University: Undergraduate Bulletin 1996-1998". Temple University. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^Molitor, Helen O. (1986). "Modern Isms and the Lovejovian Universe". Man and Nature. 5: 115–29. doi:10.7202/1011856ar.
^Dresser, Madge (1998). "Minority Rites: The Strange History of Circumcision in English Thought". Jewish Culture and History. 1 (1): 72–87. doi:10.1080/1462169X.1998.10512213.
^Davison, C. (2004). Anti-Semitism and British Gothic Literature. Springer. pp. 82–83. ISBN9780230006034.
^Stewart, Philip (19 February 2009). "Candide". In Cronk, Nicholas (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire. Cambridge Companions to Literature. Cambridge UP. pp. 125–38. ISBN9780521849739.
^Davies, Simon (2013). "Voltaire's Candide as a Global Text: War, Slavery, and Leadership". In Regan, Shaun (ed.). Reading 1759: Literary Culture in Mid-eighteenth-century Britain and France. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 37–56. ISBN9781611484786.
^Braun, Theodore E. D.; Sturzer, Felicia; Meyer, Martine Darmon (1988). "Teaching Candide--A Debate". The French Review. 61 (4): 569–77. JSTOR 393842.
^Braun, Theodore E. D. (1987). "Interpreting Candide: The Anvil of Controversy". In Waldinger, Renée (ed.). Approaches to Teaching Voltaire's Candide. Modern Language Association. pp. 69–75. ISBN9780873525046.
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Roy Wolper born 1931 is an American scholar and writer A full time professor at Temple University from 1967 to 1998 and a writer of fiction he co founded The Scriblerian and the Kit Cats a review journal for English literature and served as its editor for nearly fifty years Roy Wolper 1975 Contents 1 Academic career 1 1 Fiction and personal essays 1 2 The Scriblerian 2 ReferencesAcademic career editWolper was born in Pittsburgh and attended the University of Pittsburgh earning his Ph D in English in 1965 with a dissertation called Samuel Johnson and the Drama 1 He taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh as an instructor He became an assistant professor position at the University of Saskatchewan and two years later he took a position at Temple University in Philadelphia citation needed He retired as a full professor in 1998 2 and was granted emeritus status from Temple in 2001 3 His published scholarship focuses on English and French eighteenth century literature including work on Alexander Pope 4 Jewish studies 5 and antisemitism 6 and Voltaire His essay Candide Gull in the Garden 7 in which he argued that one should not confuse the limited vision of Candide s main character with Voltaire s much broader one 8 is cited with approbation in Nicholas Cronk s edition of Candide 9 The article raised quite a stir with one critic saying it contained some provocative insights and challenged the generally positive interpretation of the ending of Candide even while not accepting the argument 10 His hermeneutical argument is analyzed in a journal article on how to teach Candide 11 and is surveyed in the MLA Approaches to Teaching Voltaire s Candide 12 Fiction and personal essays edit Wolper also wrote short stories published in University of Texas Quarterly North Dakota Quarterly The Available Press Pen Short Story Collection Short Story International and elsewhere His stories were also broadcast on the BBC The Death Man chosen as one of the best stories from 1985 and rebroadcast five times CBC NZBC and SABC He won the Doubleday Option prize and the National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship for Creative Writing A personal essay of his was published in the New York Times 13 The Scriblerian edit Wolper is perhaps best known in the field of eighteenth century literary scholarship as a founder and coeditor along with Peter A Tasch and Arthur J Weitzman 14 of The Scriblerian and the Kit Cats an eighteenth century review journal from 1968 to 2017 3 During this time the journal expanded beyond reviewing scholarship concerning the early eighteenth century Scriblerians to include the Kit Cat Club a change reflected in the journal s title in addition to the period s major novelists Daniel Defoe Samuel Richardson Henry Fielding Tobias Smollett and Laurence Sterne An active critic on the journal he had reviewed a over 1500 articles and books by 2017 During his decades as coeditor of The Scriblerian Wolper gained a reputation for hands on copyediting and a tribute in the journal notes Roy could be merciless with copy he was praised for maintaining high academic standards for critical reviews which the tribute noted is so much more desirable and useful to our readers than the laudatory and obscurantist blurbs that book reviewing has too often become 3 References edit History of the Department of English 1960s Students University of Pittsburgh Dept of English Retrieved June 11 2020 England Mary September 1997 Temple University Undergraduate Bulletin 1996 1998 Temple University Retrieved June 11 2020 a b c A Tribute to Roy Wolper Editor Extraordinaire The Scriblerian and the Kit Cats 49 2 1 2 2017 doi 10 1353 scb 2017 0000 S2CID 246627199 Molitor Helen O 1986 Modern Isms and the Lovejovian Universe Man and Nature 5 115 29 doi 10 7202 1011856ar Dresser Madge 1998 Minority Rites The Strange History of Circumcision in English Thought Jewish Culture and History 1 1 72 87 doi 10 1080 1462169X 1998 10512213 Davison C 2004 Anti Semitism and British Gothic Literature Springer pp 82 83 ISBN 9780230006034 Wolper Roy S 1969 Candide Gull in the Garden Eighteenth Century Studies 3 2 265 77 doi 10 2307 2737575 JSTOR 2737575 Stewart Philip 19 February 2009 Candide In Cronk Nicholas ed The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire Cambridge Companions to Literature Cambridge UP pp 125 38 ISBN 9780521849739 Cronk Nicholas 2016 Candide 3 ed Norton ISBN 9780393617481 Davies Simon 2013 Voltaire s Candide as a Global Text War Slavery and Leadership In Regan Shaun ed Reading 1759 Literary Culture in Mid eighteenth century Britain and France Rowman amp Littlefield pp 37 56 ISBN 9781611484786 Braun Theodore E D Sturzer Felicia Meyer Martine Darmon 1988 Teaching Candide A Debate The French Review 61 4 569 77 JSTOR 393842 Braun Theodore E D 1987 Interpreting Candide The Anvil of Controversy In Waldinger Renee ed Approaches to Teaching Voltaire sCandide Modern Language Association pp 69 75 ISBN 9780873525046 Beach Haven The New York Times July 23 1978 Middendorf John H ed 1979 Miscellaneous News Items Johnsonian Newsletter 39 3 6 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Wolper amp oldid 1196332947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
