Robert Asch
Robert Asch | |
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| Education | St Paul's School |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Author, scholar |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Tyldesley Asch |
Robert Charles Asch (born 1968) is a British Catholic writer and scholar.
Early life[]
Robert Asch was born into an Anglo-Canadian Jewish family in 1968 in London. His parents were both opera singers.[1] He was educated at St Paul's School and the University of Toronto.
Career[]
Asch is co-editor of the St. Austin Review, a Catholic review of culture, and Editor of Saint Austin Press.[1]
Asch was Senior Master and teacher of English and History at Chavagnes International College, France, from its inception in 2002 till 2012.[1] He was recently awarded a Wilbur Research Fellowship at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal for his work towards a new study of the English poet Lionel Johnson.
Personal life[]
Asch is married to the poet Ruth Tyldesley Asch. He converted to Catholicism in 1996. He resides in Preston, Lancashire.[1]
Works[]
- Asch, Robert; Pearce, Joseph, eds. (2014). The Romantic Poets: Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, With an Introduction and Contemporary Criticism. San Francisco, California: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9781586172640. OCLC 912700428.
- Asch, Robert, ed. Lionel Johnson: Poetry and Prose. Saint Austin Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1919673004.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Twiston-Davies, Bess. "Asch Plots a Course to Redeem Culture". Catholic Answers. Vol. 15, no. 9. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
External links[]
- Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism
- English Roman Catholics
- English expatriates in France
- English Jews
- Living people
- Roman Catholic writers
- Literary critics of English
- University of Toronto alumni
- People educated at St Paul's School, London
- 1968 births