Arthur Allen Cohen | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | 25 June 1928
Died | 30 September 1986 (aged 58) |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Notable work | The Natural and the Supernatural Jew (1962), In the Days of Simon Stern (1973), The Tremendum (1981) |
Awards | Edward Lewis Wallant Award, National Jewish Book Award |
Era | 1951–1986 |
Main interests | Judaism, Holocaust |
Notable ideas | tremendum |
Arthur Allen Cohen (June 25, 1928 – September 30, 1986) was an American scholar, art critic, theologian, publisher, and author.
Scholar David M. Stern has written of Cohen: "Though he was best known as a novelist and theologian, he also pursued successful careers as a highly regarded editor and publisher, as an expert collector and dealer in rare books and documents [of] twentieth-century art, and as a man of letters and cultural critic who wrote with equal authority on modern European literature, medieval Jewish mysticism, the history of Dada and surrealism, and modern typography and design."[1]