Word: bercovich
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Several English Department members yesterday praised Bercovich--considered one of the foremost Puritan culture and literature scholars in the country...
...telephone interview from his New York home, Bercovich said that the "traditions and structures" of Harvard American studies programs induced him to choose Harvard in what he called "the most difficult career decision" he has ever had to make...
...Bercovich's Columbia colleagues, English Department chairman Martin Meisel, called his departure a "severe loss" for the university. "I have nothing but envy for Harvard," he said. "We fortunately have some depth in the field, but he is the sort of person who is irreplaceable...
...everything that we could" to keep Bercovich, Meisel said, adding "Columbia doesn't quite have the resources Harvard has "But, he said, Columbia made a "creditable response" to Harvard's offer to try to keep whom he called "the best in his field. Harvard English Department Chairman Larry, D. Benson was unavailable for comment yesterday...
...hard to leave I've been at Columbia a long time I have some deep attachments here," Bercovich said. "What turned it around was the opportunities in American literature and culture at Harvard...