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David H. Greene

4.1/5 ( ratings)
Born
November 03 1913
Died
0808 07 20082008
David Herbert Greene was a leading scholar of Irish literature and one of the authorized biographers of the playwright J. M. Synge. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1936, a master’s degree a year later and a Ph.D. in 1939, all at Harvard and all in literature. After serving as a Navy intelligence officer in Britain in World War II, he was appointed to the English faculty at N.Y.U. He taught there for nearly 40 years and was well-known for his passion for Irish culture. He retired in 1979, but continued to lecture as a emeritus professor until 1985.

In 1959, Professor Greene published J. M. Synge: 1871-1909, about the playwright, who was in the forefront of what many scholars call the Irish literary renaissance. Professor Greene was also editor of An Anthology of Irish Literature, 1,000 Years of Irish Prose and a co-editor, of The Matter with Ireland as well as a compilation of George Bernard Shaw’s writings. In the late 1950s and early ’60s, Professor Greene brought his expertise to television as a lecturer on the WCBS-TV series Sunrise Semester. He was also the off-screen expert for the original version of the CBS game show Password.

David H. Greene died of pneumonia near his home in Boynton Beach, Florida at the age of 94.

David H. Greene

4.1/5 ( ratings)
Born
November 03 1913
Died
0808 07 20082008
David Herbert Greene was a leading scholar of Irish literature and one of the authorized biographers of the playwright J. M. Synge. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1936, a master’s degree a year later and a Ph.D. in 1939, all at Harvard and all in literature. After serving as a Navy intelligence officer in Britain in World War II, he was appointed to the English faculty at N.Y.U. He taught there for nearly 40 years and was well-known for his passion for Irish culture. He retired in 1979, but continued to lecture as a emeritus professor until 1985.

In 1959, Professor Greene published J. M. Synge: 1871-1909, about the playwright, who was in the forefront of what many scholars call the Irish literary renaissance. Professor Greene was also editor of An Anthology of Irish Literature, 1,000 Years of Irish Prose and a co-editor, of The Matter with Ireland as well as a compilation of George Bernard Shaw’s writings. In the late 1950s and early ’60s, Professor Greene brought his expertise to television as a lecturer on the WCBS-TV series Sunrise Semester. He was also the off-screen expert for the original version of the CBS game show Password.

David H. Greene died of pneumonia near his home in Boynton Beach, Florida at the age of 94.

Books from David H. Greene

An Anthology of Irish Literature (Vol. 2)

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An Anthology of Irish Literature (2 Volume Set)

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J. M. Synge, 1871-1909

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The Matter with Ireland

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J. M. Synge, 1871-1909 (Classic Reprint)

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