![]() Paul Fussell, literary scholar and essayist, dies at 88. Fussell a large following among readers who would never have touched his books on 18th-century poetry or the literary development of Samuel Johnson. It was a daringly original interpretation of cultural history, and it brought Mr. He described an “essentially ironic” sensibility that emerged from the war and colored people’s thinking for the rest of the 20th century. Fussell (rhymes with “muscle”) wrote of how World War I caused a prevailing disillusionment in society, expressed through poetry, journalism and art. ![]() Fussell had been a formidable scholar of 18th-century British literature, having written several books on the subject before he struck a popular chord in 1975 with “ The Great War and Modern Memory,” which won the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award. He was 88.Ī stepson, Cole Behringer, confirmed the death but did not know the cause. Paul Fussell, a literary scholar and essayist who bridged the gap between academia and popular culture with his trenchant studies of the cultural effects of war, travel and social class, died May 23 at a long-term care facility in Medford, Ore., where he had lived for the past two years. ![]()
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