Lionel Trilling
Lionel Trilling Lionel Trilling Born Lionel Mordechai Trilling (1905-07-04)July 4, 1905 New York City, NY Died November 5, 1975(1975-11-05) (aged 70) New York City, NY Cause of death abdominal cancer Residence New York City, New York Nationality American Alma mater Columbia University Occupation literary critic, professor Years active 1931–1975 Employer Columbia University Known for literary criticism Notable work(s) The Liberal Imagination (1950) Spouse(s) Diana Trilling (1929-1975; his death) Children James Trilling Website Official website Lionel Mordecai Trilling (July 4, 1905 – November 5, 1975) was an American literary critic, author, and teacher. With wife Diana Trilling, he was a member of the New York Intellectuals and contributor to the Partisan Review. Although he did not establish a school of literary criticism, he is one of the leading U.S. critics of the twentieth century who traced the contemporary cultural, social, and political implications of literature. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he has been a subject of continued interest.