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JAN KOTT
Jan Kott (1914 - 2001) - literary and theatre critic, literary historian and essayist. Just after the war he set up the Polish Academy for Literature Research. A professor at the universities of both Warsaw and Wrocław. In 1966\67 he lectured at Yale, and a year later at Berkeley. He has lived permanently in the US since 1968. He lectured at various American and Canadian colleges. His was made famous by his widely translated works 'An outline of Shakespeare' (1961), 'Eating the Gods. An outline of Greek tragedy' (1986). In 1991 his 'Selected Writings' were published in three volumes, including his most interesting essays, critiques and reviews, 'Kadish. A word about Tadeusz Kantor' (1997). In 2002 appeared 'Tales for my granddaughters'. Honorary Member of the Modern Language Association of America and member of the prestigious Phi Beta Association.

 


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