Background

Goldsmith, Arnold Louis was born on February 7, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Max and Dora (Lavine) Goldsmith.

Education

Bachelor, Boston University, 1948; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1953.

Career

Instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1953-1956; assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1957-1962; associate professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1963-1969; professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1970-1992; professor emeritus, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1992. Visiting professor U. Tulsa, since 1967.

Achievements

• Arnold Louis Goldsmith has been listed as a noteworthy American literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Modern American Urban Novel: Nature as "Interior Structure"

    ( Arnold Goldsmith challenges the view held by some moder...)

  • The golem remembered, 1909-1980: Variations of a Jewish legend

    (Book by Goldsmith, Arnold L)

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors, Scarlet Key, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, sports, traveling, reading, writing.

Connections

Married Gladys Wasserman, June 22, 1950. Children: Janet Goldsmith Sarratore, Marsha Goldsmith Kamin, Steven.