Emory Holloway
Rufus Emory Holloway (born March 16, 1885 in Marshall , Missouri , † July 30, 1977 ) was an American literary scholar , professor and biographer .
Life
Rufus Emory Holloway received his bachelor's degree from Hendrix College in 1906 and his master's degree from the University of Texas in 1912 . He then studied from 1913 to 1914 at Columbia University and was from 1914 lecturer and 1916 assistant professor of English at Adelphi University . His scientific career was interrupted by his military service in World War I when he was serving in the American Expeditionary Force in France . He returned to Adelphi in 1919 and became a professor of English, which he remained until 1937. He then became an assistant professor of American literature at Queens College, City University of New York and was retired in 1954.
During his time at Columbia, Holloway became aware of the American poet Walt Whitman . He published several essays and books about his life and work. With his biography Whitman: An Interpretation in Narrative , published in 1926 , Holloway was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Best Biography . With his book Holloway's Free and Lonesome Heart , published in 1960, Holloway faced his critics who previously accused him of ignoring Whitman's homosexuality .
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- The Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman (1921)
- Whitman: An Interpretation in Narrative (1926)
- Holloway's Free and Lonesome Heart (1960)
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| SURNAME | Holloway, Emory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holloway, Rufus Emory (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American literary scholar, university professor, and biographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marshall , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1977 |