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Christopher Ricks

Sir Christopher Bruce Ricks FBA FRSL (born 18 September 1933) is a British literary critic and scholar. He is the William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University (US), co-director of the Editorial Institute at Boston University, and was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (UK) from 2004 to 2009. In 2008, he…

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Genre
Literary criticism
Alma mater
Balliol College, Oxford
Born
Christopher Bruce Ricks (1933-09-18) 18 September 1933 (age 92) Beckenham, United Kingdom
Notable awards
2003 Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award
Occupations
Critic, scholar, professor

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Christopher Ricks → Alan Macfarlane, Appearance, Editorial InstituteProfile, Guardian UnlimitedChristopher Ricks Playlist, July, May, October, Wayback Machine, WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler Archived
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Christopher Ricks → Christopher Bruce Ricks (1933-09-18) 18 September 1933 (age 92) Beckenham, United Kingdom
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Christopher Ricks → 2003 Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award
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