Dictionary of Midwestern Literature- The Authors

679 Pages·2001·5.01 MB·English

by  Philip A., Ed. Greasley, Philip A. Greasley

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Dictionary
of
Midwestern
Literature
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Dictionary
of
Midwestern
Literature
Volume One: The Authors
Philip A. Greasley, general editor
Indiana
University
Press
bloomington and indianapolis
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This book is a publication of
Indiana University Press
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Contents
The Editorial Board vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction Philip A. Greasley 1
The Origins and Development
of the Literature of the Midwest
David D. Anderson 10
Author Entries, A–Z 25
Appendix:
Recipients of the
MidAmerica Award 555
Contributors 563
Index 571
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The Editorial Board
The Dictionary of Midwestern Literature Editorial Board consists of the following individuals:
General Editor:
Philip A. Greasley, Associate Professor of English and Dean, University Extension, Uni-
versity of Kentucky
Senior Editors:
David D. Anderson, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Amer-
ican Thought and Language, Michigan State University
Patricia A. Anderson, Retired Librarian, Lansing Public Schools
Marilyn J. Atlas, Associate Professor of English, Ohio University
Mary Jean DeMarr, Professor Emerita, English and Women’s Studies, Indiana State
University
Robert Dunne, Associate Professor of English, Central Connecticut State University
Mary Joan Miller, Retired Reference Librarian, Springfield, Ohio
Paul W. Miller, Professor Emeritus, English, Wittenberg University
Marcia Noe, Professor of English, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Mary DeJong Obuchowski, Professor of English, Central Michigan University
David Pichaske, Professor of English, Southwest State University
Thomas R. Pribek, Associate Professor of English, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Arthur W. Shumaker, Professor Emeritus, English, DePauw University
Guy Szuberla, Professor of English, University of Toledo
Assistant Editors:
Tracey A. Holmes, University of Kentucky
Steven F. Hopkins, University of Kentucky
Robin L. Kidd, University of Kentucky
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Acknowledgments
Many individual contributions, each unique and important, underlie this work. Among
the debts incurred in producing this volume were these to:
The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature and its members, who gave their
ideas, effort, and time to make this book a reality;
Henry L. Kenney, a University of Kentucky student who provided assistance in the
final stages of this project;
Marsha O. Greasley, who sought pictures for the volume and provided innumerable
services to the editorial board;
Matthew J. Darling and Scott W. Gordon, University of Kentucky students who re-
searched the format for the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature;
Jane S. Bakerman, who helped give direction to the project at its inception;
Robin L. Kidd, Tracey A. Holmes, and Steven F. Hopkins, University of Kentucky stu-
dents whose work as assistant editors was invaluable and whose intelligence, good hu-
mor, and consummate organization kept the DML moving forward;
LaVerne C. Ballard, staff assistant extraordinaire, for organizing, typing, proofread-
ing, and fostering Midwestern literature in more ways than any Texas woman should
ever be called upon to do;
David Durant and the University of Kentucky English department, whose interest
and encouragement for this project were consistent;
Elisabeth Zinser, Jack C. Blanton, James A. Boling, Louis J. Swift, James P. Chap-
man, and David S. Watt, who modeled the University of Kentucky Lexington Campus’s
commitment to scholarly research at the undergraduate and graduate level and who
provided support and encouragement to the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature;
Roger J. Jiang Bresnahan, secretary-treasurer of the Society for the Study of Mid-
western Literature and professor, Department of American Thought and Language,
Michigan State University, whose assistance, ideas, and encouragement were never end-
ing; though not officially a member of the editorial board, Roger participated as fully
and as selflessly as any, always merging roles as scholar, corporate officer to the society,
and good friend;