Background
Rosengarten was born on June 13, 1927 in New York City, New York, United States; the son of Herbert and Clae Rosengarten.
(In Urbane Revolutionary: C. L.R. James and the Struggle f...)
In Urbane Revolutionary: C. L.R. James and the Struggle for a New Society, Frank Rosengarten traces the intellectual and political development of C. L. R. James (1901-1989), one of the most significant Caribbean intellectuals of the twentieth century. In his political and philosophical commentary, his histories, drama, letters, memoir, and ficion, James broke new ground dealing with the fundamental issues of his age-colonialism and post-colonialism, Soviet socialism and western neo-liberal capitalism, and the uses of race, class, and gender as tools for analysis. The author examines the in depth three facets of James's work: his interpretation and use of Marxist, Trotskyist, and Leninist concepts; his approach to Caribbean and African struggles for independence in the 1950s and 1960s; and his branching into prose fiction, drama, and literary criticism. Rosengarten analyzes James's previously underexplored relationships with women and with the women's liberation movement. The study also scrutinizes James's methods of research and writing. Rosengarten explores James's provocative and influential concepts regarding black liberation in the Caribbean, Africa, the United States, and Great Britain and James's varying responses to revolutionary movements. With its extensive use of unpublished letters, private correspondence, papers, books, and other documents, Urbane Revolutionary provides fresh insights into the work of one of the twentieth century's most important intellectuals and activists.
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(Antonio Gramsci was not only one of the most original and...)
Antonio Gramsci was not only one of the most original and significant communist leaders of his time but also a creative thinker whose contributions to the renewal of Marxism remain pertinent today. In The Revolutionary Marxism of Antonio Gramsci, Frank Rosengarten explores Gramsci's writings in areas as diverse as Marxist theory, the responsibilities of political leadership, and the theory and practice of literary criticism. He also discusses Gramsci's influence on the post-colonial world. Through close readings of texts ranging from Gramsci's socialist journalism in the Turin years to his prison letters and Notebooks, Rosengarten captures the full vitality of the Sardinian communist's thought and outlook on life. Antonio Gramsci was not only one of the most original and significant communist leaders of his time but also a creative thinker whose contributions to the renewal of Marxism remain pertinent today. In The Revolutionary Marxism of Antonio Gramsci, Frank Rosengarten explores Gramsci's writings in areas as diverse as Marxist theory, the responsibilities of political leadership, and the theory and practice of literary criticism. He also discusses Gramsci's influence on the post-colonial world. Through close readings of texts ranging from Gramsci's socialist journalism in the Turin years to his prison letters and Notebooks, Rosengarten captures the full vitality of the Sardinian communist's thought and outlook on life.
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(This book offers a comprehensive analysis of young Proust...)
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of young Proust’s evolving conception of the world, from his early friendships and educational experiences in the 1880s to the turn of the twentieth century. It looks in detail at his early fictional and critical writings, his associations with various literary periodicals, and the social milieus in which he moved. Its primary purpose is to understand Proust as a worldly figure with concrete attitudes and ideas about such issues as social class, the relationship between art and society, the responsibilities of the writer, and the debate between materialism and idealism as seen in the context of mid- to late-nineteenth-century thought.
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(The major themes and human concerns expressed in Leopardi...)
The major themes and human concerns expressed in Leopardi's writings are related to his life experiences and to the historical period in which he lived. Of central interest are the book's discussions of nobility and love as these two themes evolve and change as Leopardi acquired a more general and universal conception of life. The fascinating admixture in his work of classical and modern perspectives on life and literature is highlighted throughout the book.
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Rosengarten was born on June 13, 1927 in New York City, New York, United States; the son of Herbert and Clae Rosengarten.
Rosengarten received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Adelphi College (nowadays Adelphi University) in 1950. A year later he was given a Master of Arts degree in English and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Italian from Columbia University in 1962.
Also in 1998, he earned his Master of Arts degree in French and Doctor of Philosophy degree in French from City University of New York in 2000.
Rosengarten began his career as an instructor at Queens College in 1957 and held it for two years. In 1962, he became a professor of Italian literature and a comparator at the Case Western Reserve University, where he worked until 1992. Also he held the same position at the City University of New York from 1967 to 1992.
In 1983, Frank with his colleague Michael E. Brown, founded The Research Group on Socialism and Democracy, which still exists. He was a co-founder and an editor of the journal, Socialism and Democracy.
Rosengarten edited several volumes of Gramsci's prison letters. Among his other publications are - The Writings of the Young Marcel Proust, 2001, Urbane Revolutionary: C. L. R. James and the Struggle for a New Society, 2008 and Giacomo Leopardi's Search for a Common Life through Poetry, 2012.
(This book offers a comprehensive analysis of young Proust...)
(Antonio Gramsci was not only one of the most original and...)
(The major themes and human concerns expressed in Leopardi...)
(In Urbane Revolutionary: C. L.R. James and the Struggle f...)
Rosengarten was a member of Modern Language Associate.
On April 27, 1959 Frank Rosengarten married Lillian Lebrecht Rosengarten, with whom he divorced in 1977. They have 2 sons and a daughter. Then on March 4, 1979 he married Lucille Vera Lindner. He has two grandchildren - Melina and Emi.