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Omry Ronen (born Imre Szörényi) (July 12, 1937 in Odessa – November 1, 2012 in Ann Arbor) was an American Slavist, known for his works on the Silver Age of Russian Poetry and especially on the poetry of Osip Mandelstam.
Ronen started his undergraduate studies in Budapest University. He took part in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and fled to Israel after the uprising was suppressed. He obtained his B.A. in linguistics and English literature from Hebrew University and his PhD in Slavic languages and literatures from Harvard. From 1972 to 1985, he was professor at Hebrew University. In 1985 he became a Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he remained until his death.
Ronen is also the author of three books of essays based on his column "From the Town of Ann”, a punning allusion to the literary trope of "the town of N" (or "NN") and the "Ann" from "Ann Arbor," in the journal "Zvezda".
Work
The works of Omry Ronen on the Silver Age of Russian Poetry include and . Ronen also made important contributions to the study of Pushkin's poetics, the poetry of the Oberiu, Vladimir Nabokov, and numerous other topics.
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