Sachs, Murray

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SACHS, Murray

SACHS, Murray. American (born Canada), b. 1924. Genres: Humanities, Language/Linguistics, Literary criticism and history. Career: Professor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature, Dept. of Romance and Comparative Literature, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1996- (Assistant Professor, 1960-61, Associate Professor, 1961-66, Professor, 1966-96, Chairman, 1981-84). Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Nineteenth-Century French Studies, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska; Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Romance Quarterly, Heldref Publications, Washington, DC. Assistant Professor, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 1954-60. President, Association of Depts. of Foreign Languages, 1985. Chairman, Graduate Committee, Joint Program of Literary Studies, Brandeis University, 1991-94. Publications: (ed. with E.M. and R.B. Grant) French Stories, Plays and Poetry, 1959; The Career of Alphonse Daudet, 1965; (ed.) The French Short Story in the Nineteenth Century, 1969; Anatole France: The Short Stories, 1974. Contributor of essays and book reviews to periodicals. Address: Dept. of Romance and Comparative Literature, Mail- stop 024, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, U.S.A. Online address: sachs@brandeis.edu

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