[Milton-L] in memoriam

[Schwartz, Louis]

I'd also like to add my voice in tribute to Al Labriola's gracious and humane contributions to the profession.  Al accepted an early essay of mine to Milton Studies back in the early '90's, and I have never had an essay handled with such sensitive and precise care.  His touch as an editor was light, but exacting, and I learned a great deal from both the substance and the manner of his comments.  He improved the essay by helping my own prose style realize itself more firmly.  That essay will finally be coming out as a book chapter this spring, and while parts have been extensively revised to accommodate new arguments, the core of it-whole stretches-still bear the mark of Al's editorial hand.  They couldn't be further improved once he had improved them.   He was supportive of my career in many ways after that, not just in directly, but perhaps more importantly in the way he helped make our particular corner of the profession a place both rigorous and generous.  The work, under his labor grew.



Louis Schwartz



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Louis Schwartz

Associate Professor of English

University of Richmond

Richmond, VA  23173

(804) 289-8315

lschwart at richmond.edu




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