Quote of the day
Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.
Denis Donoghue
Born: December 1, 1928
Died: April 6, 2021 (aged 92)
Bio: Denis Donoghue was an Irish literary critic. He was the Henry James Chair of English and American Letters at New York University.
Known for:
- Speaking of beauty (2003)
- On Eloquence (2007)
- The practice of reading (1998)
- Metaphor (2014)
- Words Alone: The Poet T. S. Eliot (2000)