Joseph Epstein (writer)
| Joseph Epstein | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1937 Chicago, Illinois |
| Pen name | Aristides |
| Occupation | Essayist, short-story writer, editor, teacher |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Education | B.A. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Genre | Essay, short story, literary criticism |
| Notable awards | National Humanities Medal |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Joseph Epstein (born January 9, 1937) is an essayist, short-story writer, and editor. From 1974 to 1998 he was the editor of the The American Scholar magazine.
Epstein was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1937. He graduated from Senn High School and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago and served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960. From 1972 to 2002, he was a lecturer in English and Writing at Northwestern University and is an Emeritus Lecturer of English there.
From 1974 to 1998 he served as editor of The American Scholar and wrote for it under the pseudonym Aristides. The familiar essays he first published in that journal, and later collected into several books, earned him a reputation as the American successor to Max Beerbohm. He edited The Best American Essays (1993), the Norton Book of Personal Essays (1997), and Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (2007). His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Commentary, Harper's, The New Criterion, The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The Weekly Standard. His short stories were included in The Best American Short Stories 2007 and The Best American Short Stories 2009. In 2003, he was awarded a National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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