Nelson F. Adkins
Nelson Frederick Adkins (born February 3, 1897 in Hartford, Connecticut ; died July 27, 1976 in New York ) was an American literary scholar who excelled primarily with work on American literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries .
Adkins studied at Trinity College in his hometown Hartford ( AB 1920, AM 1921) and at Yale University ( Ph.D. 1925). In 1924 he began teaching at New York University , to which he remained lifelong. In 1931 he was first assistant professor, then in 1952 full professor of American literature; In 1970 he retired.
Works
- Fitz-Greene Halleck: An Early Knickerbocker Wit and Poet . Yale University Press, New Haven CT 1930.
- Philip Freneau and the Cosmic Enigma: The Religious and Philosophical Speculations of an American Poet . New York University Press, New York 1949; Reprint: Russell & Russell, New York 1971.
- (Ed.): Thomas Paine: Common Sense and Other Political Writings . The Liberal Arts Press, New York, 1953.
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| SURNAME | Adkins, Nelson F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adkins, Nelson Frederick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford, Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1976 |
| Place of death | New York City |