Francis Fergusson American Critic
Francis Fergusson dating history
Relationships
We have no records of past relationships for Francis Fergusson.
About
Francis Fergusson is a member of the following lists: 1904 births, 1986 deaths and Harvard University alumni.
Contribute
Who is Francis Fergusson dating? Francis Fergusson partner, spouse list. Help us build our profile of Francis Fergusson!
Login
to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions.
Details
| First Name |
Francis
|
| Last Name |
Fergusson
|
| Birthday |
30th November, 1903
|
| Died |
1986
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation |
Critic
|
Francis Fergusson (1904–1986) was a Harvard and Oxford-educated teacher and critic, a theorist of drama and mythology who wrote The Idea of a Theater, (Princeton, 1949) arguably the best and most influential book about drama written by an American. His readable, illuminating edition of Aristotle's Poetics (Hill and Wang, 1961), with Fergusson's introduction and notes, remains in print. His other works include Dante's Drama of the Mind: A Modern Reading of the Purgatorio, which includes his translations of many passages. In The Rarer Action (Rutgers, 1970), a volume in tribute to Francis Fergusson, the critic Allen Tate wrote: "The Idea of a Theater" is a work comparable in range and depth with Eric Auerbach's "Mimesis". There is no other work by an American critic of which this can be said."
More about Francis Fergusson
Less about Francis Fergusson
