For those of us who were fortunate enough to know her, to study and work with her, the late University of Wisconsin professor Elaine Marks was a never-ending source of insight and joy.
….Just why Elaine (1930-2001) still lingers can be found in a new book, a collection of a dozen essays written in tribute to Elaine and ably edited by her UW colleague Richard E. Goodkin and published by the UW Press.
….I suppose I feel sorry for the people whose paths never crossed Elaine’s, which is why I wish this volume would reach a more general public, particularly at a time when that public needs to know a lot more about the day-to-day life of university professors, intellectuals and the life of the mind.