New, Melvyn
NEW, Melvyn
NEW, Melvyn. American, b. 1938. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Tennessee at Martin, assistant professor of English, 1962-63; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, instructor in English, 1965- 66; University of Florida, Gainesville, assistant professor, 1966-70, associate professor, 1970-76, professor of English, 1976-, chairperson of department, 1979-88. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty, 1959-61; became lieutenant. Publications: Laurence Sterne as Satirist: A Reading of Tristram Shandy, 1969; (with J. New): The Text of Tristram Shandy, 1978, Vol 3 (with R.A. Davies and W.G. Day): The Notes to Tristram Shandy, 1984, Vols 4-5 The Sermons, 1996; Telling New Lies: Essays in Fiction, Past and Present, 1992; Tristram Shandy: A Book for Free Spirits, 1994. EDITOR: The Works of Laurence Sterne, Vols 1-2; Approaches to Teaching Sterne's Tristram Shandy, 1989; A New Casebook on Tristram Shandy, 1992; The Complete Novels and Selected Writings of Amy Levy, 1993. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to literature journals. Address: Department of English, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.