喜悦的胜利'
Pride in ‘Joy’
亚当Potkay最近被任命为William R. Kenan, Jr.人文学科教授，从2009年8月开始
Stephen Salpukas摄
快乐的故事, by 亚当Potkay, was recently named a co-winner of the Harry Levin Prize awarded by the American Comparative Literature Association.Potkay是威廉与玛丽学院的英语教授，也是普卢梅里优秀教师奖的获得者； 他最近被任命为William R. Kenan, Jr.人文学科教授，从2009年8月开始。 The full title of his winning book is 欢乐的故事，从圣经到晚期浪漫主义. Published by Cambridge University Press, Potkay’s 2007 book outlines an intellectual and literary history of joy, especially the treatments of joy in works of literature, philosophy and religion. 重点是英国和德国的作品，从宗教改革到浪漫主义时期。
“I am surprised and delighted to receive this honor,” Potkay said upon being notified of the award in early March.
The ACLA web site notes that books considered for the Levin Prize emphasize literary history or criticism, as opposed to theory, and should address more than one nation’s literature. 2009年莱文奖每隔一年颁发一次，将在哈佛大学举行的ACLA年会上颁发。