Faye Ringel
Encyclopedia
Faye J. Ringel is a former American
professor
of Humanities
at the United States Coast Guard Academy
and an author
.
She received a Bachelor of Arts
in Comparative Literature from Brandeis University
and a Ph.D.
from Brown University
in Comparative Literature
with Patterns of the Hero and the Quest in 1979. She is also a performer and teacher of traditional music
(Hot Chestnuts: Old Songs, Endearing Charms).
She married Paul Hazel, a novelist, in 1990 but later was divorced.
United States
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professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
at the United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
Founded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard. Located in New London, Connecticut, it is the smallest of the five federal service academies...
and an author
Author
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.
She received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Comparative Literature from Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
and a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
with Patterns of the Hero and the Quest in 1979. She is also a performer and teacher of traditional music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
(Hot Chestnuts: Old Songs, Endearing Charms).
She married Paul Hazel, a novelist, in 1990 but later was divorced.
Work
- Faye Ringel, New England's Gothic Literature: History and Folklore of the Supernatural (1995)
- Hot Chestnuts