Classroom Virtuoso: Recollections of a Life in Learning

by Victor L. Cahn

Did you ever have a teacher you couldn't forget? Someone who helped shape your knowledge and values, and so remains an indelible part of you? For more than thirty-five years, Victor L. Cahn has been such an influential figure. As secondary school 'master' at Mercersburg, Pomfret, and Phillips Exeter, and as professor of English at Bowdoin and Skidmore, he has instructed, entertained, counseled, and inspired thousands of students, who have reciprocated by granting him their respect and affection.

168 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Victor L. Cahn has written numerous plays, including several produced Off-Broadway as well as regionally: Roses in December;Embraceable Me; Fit to Kill (all published by Samuel French); Dally with the Devil; Getting the Business; Sheepskin/Bottom of the Ninth; and Sherlock Solo (a one-man show that he performs). He has also taken leading roles in plays by William Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Noël Coward, Neil Simon, A.R. Gurney, and Frederick Knott.. He is Professor of English at Skidmore College and author of five books on Shakespeare; critical volumes on Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter; Conquering College: A Guide for Undergraduates; the memoir Classroom Virtuoso; Polishing Your Prose (with Steven M. Cahn); and two novels, Romantic Trapezoid and Sound Bites. His articles and reviews have appeared in such varied publications as The New York Times, The Literary Review; Modern Drama; The Chronicle of Higher Education; and Variety. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Inc.

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. I'm always jealous of people who can write so well. It was good to read the musings of a fellow academic. I could relate to many of the stories he wrote about. I still have much to learn and much to experience.