John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom was an American poet, essayist, writer, literary critic, journalist and teacher (1888–1974). He was born at Pulaski and died at Gambier.
John Crowe Ransom in brief
- Born
- 1888
- Died
- 1974
- Known for
- poet,essayist,writer,literary critic,journalist,teacher,editor,publisher
- Place of birth
- Pulaski
Overview
Born at Pulaski in 1888, died at Gambier in 1974.
Career and activity
John Crowe Ransom worked in literary criticism, poetry and publishing house.
He was employed by Kenyon College and Vanderbilt University. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He worked at Gambier.
Recognition and collections
John Crowe Ransom received Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, National Book Award for Poetry, Emerson-Thoreau Medal, Rhodes Scholarship and Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.
Catalogued works
33 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1973 to 1988. The first 12 are listed here.
The Fugitive. A voyage to the British Isles. The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II. John Crowe Ransom - Selected Poems. The world's body. Selected poems. Poems and essays (A Vintage book). Chills and Fever. Land! Grace after meat. Beating the bushes. The new criticism.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
John Crowe Ransom, John Crowe Ransom - American Writers 18, 2010. Ransom, John Crowe (1888-1974), poet and critic, American National Biography Online, 2000. John Crowe Ransom, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, 1972. Ransom, John Crowe, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, 2017. Ransom, John Crowe, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020.
In detail
John Crowe Ransom studied at Vanderbilt University and Christ Church. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is literary criticism, poetry and publishing house.
Residence is recorded at Gambier. Employment is recorded with Kenyon College and Vanderbilt University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, National Book Award for Poetry and Emerson-Thoreau Medal.
Chronology
- 1888John Crowe Ransom born at Pulaski.
- 1974John Crowe Ransom died at Gambier.
Sources
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“John Crowe Ransom”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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