Background
Hardison, Osborne Bennett was born on October 22, 1928 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Osborne Bennett and Ruth (Morgan) Hardison.
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Toward Freedom and Dignity: The Humanities and the Idea of Humanity by Hardison Jr. Professor O. B. (1973-02-01) Paperback
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Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century
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Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century
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BACONIAN EMPIRISM, COMPUTER ART, AND THE NEW SCIENCE OF CHAOS. AT THE HEART OF HARDISON'S INQUIRY US THE NOTION OF "HOLISTIC COMMUNICATIONS" - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN "MESSAGE" AND "STATIC" IN MODERN CULTURE - WHICH WILL BE MADE TANGIBLE IN THE TEXT ITSELF THROUGH THE USE OF BLACK AND WHITE (AND POSSIBLY COLOUR) ILLUSTRATIONS. SAYS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: "IF ANYONE QUALIFIES FOR THAT MUCH-ABUSED DESCRIPTION - RENAISSANCE MAN - OB HARDISON DOES ...NO AREA IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR HIM." THE PROOF WILL BE READILY FOUND IN DISAPPEARING THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT, A BOOK READERS WILL COMPARE TO GODEL, EACHER, BACH, GEORGE JOHNSON'S MACHINERY OF THE MIND, OR JAMES GLEICH'S CHAOS.
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English Literary Criticism The Renaissance
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Goldentree Books, 1963, Good., 337 pages. Very good. Light wear. Text clean. Goldentree paperback edition. Literary Criticism, Renaissance, English Literature Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.
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Prosody and Purpose in the English Renaissance
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Book by O. B. Hardison Jr.
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Toward Freedom and Dignity: The Humanities and the Idea of Humanity
(Book by Hardison Jr., Professor O. B.)
Book by Hardison Jr., Professor O. B.
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- Toward freedom and dignity: the humanities and the idea of humanity
- Practical Rhetoric
- Medieval Literary Criticism: Translations and Interpretations by O. B. Hardison (1985-10-01)
- Medieval Literary Criticism: Translations and Interpretations (Book by Hardison, O. B.)
- Entering the Maze: Identity and Change in Modern Culture
- The enduring monument;: A study of the idea of praise in Renaissance literary theory and practice
Osborne Bennett Hardison
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Osborne Bennett Hardison, American Language professional, educator. Decorated Cavaliere della Republic Italiana, Order British Empire; Fulbright fellow Rome, Italy, 1953-1954; Folger Library fellow, summer, 1958; Guggenheim fellow, 1963-1964; recipient Haskins medal Medieval Academy.Am., 1967, U. North Carolina Distinguished Alumnus award, 1987.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University North Carolina, 1949; Master of Arts in English Literature, U. North Carolina, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1956; Doctor of Letters, Rollins College, 1970; Doctor of Letters, Kalamazoo College, 1975; Doctor of Letters, Georgetown University, 1977; Doctor of Letters, Amherst College, 1979.
Career
Teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, 1950-1953; instructor English, U. Tennessee, 1954-1956; instructor English, Princeton University, 1956-1957; member of faculty, U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957-1969; Professor of English and comparative literature, U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1967-1969; director, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, 1969-1983; University Professor of English, Georgetown University, 1984-1990.
Achievements
Works
book
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Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century
(BACONIAN EMPIRISM, COMPUTER ART, AND THE NEW SCIENCE OF C...)
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English Literary Criticism The Renaissance
(Goldentree Books, 1963, Good., 337 pages. Very good. Ligh...)
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Medieval Literary Criticism: Translations and Interpretations
(Book by Hardison, O. B.)
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Toward Freedom and Dignity: The Humanities and the Idea of Humanity
(Book by Hardison Jr., Professor O. B.)
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Prosody and Purpose in the English Renaissance
(Book by O. B. Hardison Jr.)
- Toward freedom and dignity: the humanities and the idea of humanity
- Practical Rhetoric
- Medieval Literary Criticism: Translations and Interpretations by O. B. Hardison (1985-10-01)
- Toward Freedom and Dignity: The Humanities and the Idea of Humanity by Hardison Jr. Professor O. B. (1973-02-01) Paperback
- Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century
- Entering the Maze: Identity and Change in Modern Culture
- The enduring monument;: A study of the idea of praise in Renaissance literary theory and practice
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Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century
Membership
Trustee U. Detroit, 1969-1979. Member Modern Language Association (executive county 1968-1971), Renaissance Society American (vice president 1987-1988, president 1988-1989), Shakespeare Association American (president 1984-1985), American Association Higher Education (director 1980-1985), National Humanities Alliance (chairman 1985-1986), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Marifrancis Fitzgibbon, December 23, 1950. Children: Charity Ruth, Sarah Frances, Laura Fitzgibbon, Agnes Margaret, Osborne Bennett, Mathew Fitzgibbon.
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Buried Hardison Farm, Syria, Virginia -
Nationality
American
Education
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1949
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1950
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1956
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1970
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1977
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1979
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Decorated Cavaliere della Republic Italiana, Order British Empire. Fulbright fellow Rome, Italy, 1953-1954. Folger Library fellow, summer, 1958. Guggenheim fellow, 1963-1964. Recipient Haskins medal Medieval Academy.Am., 1967, U. North Carolina Distinguished Alumnus award, 1987.Decorated Cavaliere della Republic Italiana, Order British Empire. Fulbright fellow Rome, Italy, 1953-1954. Folger Library fellow, summer, 1958.
Guggenheim fellow, 1963-1964. Recipient Haskins medal Medieval Academy.Am., 1967, U. North Carolina Distinguished Alumnus award, 1987.