Education
He was educated at Yale University (Bachelor 1961), Cambridge University (Master of Arts 1968), and Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy in Scandinavian literature 1972).
He was educated at Yale University (Bachelor 1961), Cambridge University (Master of Arts 1968), and Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy in Scandinavian literature 1972).
He was a professor at University of California, Los Angeles from 1970 to his retirement in 2006.
He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.