Background
Gutwirth, Marcel Marc was born on April 11, 1923 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Jacob Nahum and Frieda (Willner) Gutwirth.
(Why do we laugh? Do we really want to know why? We are to...)
Why do we laugh? Do we really want to know why? We are torn between desire to understand the joyous human response of laughter and reluctance to expose the secret of our spontaneity to the rigors of intellectualizing, the labors of analysis. Marcel Gutwirth here offers a fresh approach to laughter and the full range of funny occasions-- from the artistry of Molire's Misanthrope to the unique nature of Beckett's comic wisdom.
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Gutwirth, Marcel Marc was born on April 11, 1923 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Jacob Nahum and Frieda (Willner) Gutwirth.
Student, New York University, 1941—1942. AB, Columbia University, New York City, 1947. Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York City, 1950.
Member faculty Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1948-1987, William R. Kenan, Junior professor French literature, 1977-1982, John Whitehead professor, 1983-1987. Distinguished Professor Graduate Center City University of New York, 1987-1994, executive officer Doctor of Philosophy program in French, 1987-1993. Visiting professor Haverford College, 1994—2001.
Visiting professor Johns Hopkins University, 1967, Queens College, 1968, Bryn Mawr College, 1969, 76. Andrew Mellon visiting professor humanities Tulane University, 1980. Lecturer Folger Institute, 1985.
(Why do we laugh? Do we really want to know why? We are to...)
Board of directors Childbirth Education Association Greater Philadelphia, 1961-1964. With Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Civil Liberties Union, Modern Language Association (member editorial board publications 1973-1976), American Association Teachers of French.
Married Madelyn Katz, June 20, 1948. Children: Eve, Sarah, Nathanael.
