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(1905-1975) Literary critic. Lionel Trilling was born and died in New York City. He taught at Columbia University from 1931 until 1975. He was the husband of Diana Trilling.

Full Name

Lionel Trilling

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline


1905

BIRTH

Lionel Trilling was born in Queens, New York in 1905.

1925

OTHER

Lionel Trilling received a B.A. degree in 1925, an M.A. degree in 1926, and a Ph.D. in 1938, all from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.

1931

OTHER

Lionel Trilling taught at Columbia University from 1931 until 1975.

1939

LITWORK

Matthew Arnold


Critical study.

1943

LITWORK

E. M. Forster


Critical study.

1947

LITWORK

Middle of the Journey


Novel.

1950

LITWORK

The Liberal Imagination


Collection of essays.

1955

LITWORK

The Opposing Self: Nine Essays in Criticism


Collection of essays.

1956

LITWORK

A Gathering of Fugitives


Collection of essays.

1962

LITWORK

The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud

1965

LITWORK

Beyond Culture: Essays on Literature and Learning


Collection of essays.

1972

LITWORK

Sincerity and Authenticity


Collection of essays.

1972

LITWORK

Mind in the Modern World


Collection of essays.

1975

INTERMENT

Lionel Trilling was interred at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, New York.

1975

DEATH

Lionel Trilling died in New York City in 1975.

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