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Jay Fliegelman.(In memoriam)
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Early American Literature
- Article date:
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January 1, 2008
- Author:
- Shields, David S.
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"The best obits dissolve character to discover personality. There must be some ceremony, for the candor to make an impression."
Sometimes the designs of Providence are odd. Last October 2006, I sat in a hotel lounge with Jay Fliegelman during a break at the American Studies Association Conference at Oakland, discussing the history, forms, and evolution of obituaries. Now, with his forceful opinions about the nature of written memorials echoing in memory, I write his.
Jay Fliegelman, Coe Professor and former Department Chair of English at Stanford University, died of cancer and renal failure at his home in Menlo Park, California, on 14 August 2006. He was 58 years old. ...