Friedman, Lawrence S(amuel)

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FRIEDMAN, Lawrence S(amuel)

FRIEDMAN, Lawrence S(amuel). American, b. 1936. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Stephens College, Columbia, MO, instructor in humanities, 1965; Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN, assistant professor, then associate professor and later professor, 1965-. Fulbright lecturer in Ghent, Belgium, 1968-69; Timisoara, Romania, 1971-72; Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1988-89; and Singapore, 1992-93 and 1993-94. Visiting professor, Warsaw University, Poland, 1979-81; Purdue University lecturer on Shakespeare, Oxford, England, 1995. Publications: Understanding Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1988; Understanding Cynthia Ozick, 1991; William Golding, 1993; The Cinema of Martin Scorsese, 1997. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: Indiana University-Purdue University, Department of English and Linguistics, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, U.S.A.

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