Virginia Spencer Carr
Virginia Spencer Carr (born July 21, 1929 in West Palm Beach , Florida , † April 10, 2012 in Lynn , Massachusetts ) was an American literary scholar .
Life
In 1969, Carr received his PhD from Florida State University .
For more than 25 years she taught as a professor at Columbus State University and Georgia State University in Atlanta . 1980/81 taught in Poland as part of the Fulbright program .
She has authored award-winning biographies of Carson McCullers , John Dos Passos, and Paul Bowles .
Publications (selection)
Biographies
- A Lonely Hunter: A Biography of Carson McCuller's Foreword by Tennessee Williams , University of Georgia Press , Reprint, 2003.
- Dos Passos: A Life , Northwestern University Press , Reprint, 2004.
- Paul Bowles: A Life , Scribner 2004.
Other works
- Flowering Judas: Katherine Anne Porter (Women Writers: Text and Context), eds., Rutgers University Press , 1993.
- Understanding Carson McCullers University of South Carolina Press, Reprint 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carson McCullers' biographer, Virginia Spencer Carr, dies at 82 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Simon & Schuster
- ↑ Luisa Cywinski: Virginia Spencer Carr: Biographer, professor, and Southern belle ( Memento of the original of July 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Villanova University , December 2004
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carr, Virginia Spencer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Palm Beach , Florida |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 2012 |
| Place of death | Lynn , Massachusetts |