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(1879-1951) Educator, author, musician. John Erskine was born in New York City and graduated from Columbia University (B.A., 1900; PhD, 1903). He taught first at Amherst (1903-1909), and then at Columbia, becoming professor of English in 1916. Among his many works on literature and music are “The Literary Discipline” (1923), “The Delight of Great Books” (1928), and “What is Music?” (1944). He also edited scholarly works and served as co-editor of “The Cambridge History of American Literature.” He is best known for his delightful, satiric novels based on legend, including “The Private Life of Helen of Troy” (1925) and “Galahad” (1926). In his late 40s he began appearing as a concert pianist and from 1928 to 1937 was president of the Julliard School of Music.
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