Louis Menand (first name pronounced 'lü-E) is a prominent American writer and academic, best known for his book The Metaphysical Club (2001), an intellectual and cultural history of late 19th and early 20th century America. It includes detailed biographical material on Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., William James, Charles Sanders Peirce, and John Dewey. Menand contributes regularly to The New Yorker (for which he is a staff writer), and the The New York Review of Books, among other publications. He is the Robert M. and Anne T. Bass Professor of English and American Literature and Language at Harvard University. Image File history File links Louis Menand, from Harvards faculty page. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ... William James William James (January 11, 1842, New York - August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire). ... Charles Sanders Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce (September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American logician, philosopher, scientist, and mathematician. ... John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thought has been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted each year on the magazines anniversary. ... The New York Review of Books (or NYRB) is a biweekly magazine on literature, culture, and current affairs published in New York which takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

A graduate of Pomona College, Menand received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1980 and was Distinguished Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York before moving to Harvard in 2003. His principal field of academic interest is 19th and 20th century American cultural history. Pomona College Pomona College is a small private residential liberal arts college in Claremont, California, located 47 miles east of Los Angeles. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym usually pronounced kyoo-nee or coo-nee), located in New York City, is the largest urban university in the United States, with more than 208,000 enrolled in degree programs and another 208,000 enrolled in adult and continuing education courses at...

The Metaphysical Club won the Pulitzer Prize for History, the 2002 Francis Parkman Prize, and The Heartland Prize for Non-Fiction. In 2002, Menand published American Studies, a collection of essays on prominent figures in American culture. The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reference

• The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America, ISBN 0374199639 (1st hardcover ed.), ISBN 0374528497 (1st paperback ed.)
• American Studies, ISBN 0374104344 (1st hardcover ed.)

See also

• Pragmatism
• William James
• Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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External links

• The Essential Menand : books, articles, and everything Louis Menand
• Harvard University Department of English faculty listing for Menand
• CUNY profile of Menand (former faculty post)
• Menand's columns for NY Review of Books
• Menand's humorous exegesis of The Cat in the Hat on NPR's All Things Considered (link to Windows Media and RealMedia audio)
• Menand interview on The Metaphysical Club on All Things Considered (link to WM and RM audio)
• Louis Menand on writing