Overview
The study of English literature and language is fundamental to liberal education. It guides students in the study of literary works—poems, plays, fiction, essays—and in the development of communication skills. A background in writing and textual analysis prepares students for graduate studies and careers in almost every profession. Recent graduates have entered the fields of communication, fine arts, government, law, management, politics, social services and academia.
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Stanley Sultan, Emeritus Professor of English at Clark University and distinguished literary scholar and writer, died February 4 at his home in Roslindale. He was 84. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Friday, April 5, 4:30-6:00 in Dana Commons at Clark University. View campus map with parking. View press release.
Professor Sultan grew up in Brooklyn, the oldest son in a Sephardic Jewish family. He attended Cornell and earned graduate degrees at Boston University (M.A.) and Yale (Ph.D.). Having taught briefly at Smith College, Professor Sultan joined the Clark faculty in 1959, where he served as a dedicated and wittily out-spoken professor of English literature until he retired in 2005, and had a significant impact on the Clark community in general. Known as Stan to all, Professor Sultan served Clark on critical committees, but also never tired to partake in Clark life as a true, impassioned citizen. He and his wife contributed, for example, to funds awarding excellent students, but wanted his part to remain anonymous. In addition to his tireless devotion to Clark, Professor Sultan published numerous books, articles, and chapters of literary criticism of note, including a path-breaking interpretation of Joyce's novel in "The Argument of Ulysses" and comparative studies of modernist fiction, drama and poetry. His reputation led Professor Sultan to present papers and keynote addresses at universities and conferences both nationally and internationally. Exceptional in many ways, Professor Sultan proved so in the literary world as well. In addition to being a significant scholar, he was also an award win- —courtesy of The Boston Globe.