Elliott, Robert C., 1914-1981

Literary scholar specializing in the areas of satire and utopian narrative. Robert C. Elliott (1914-1981) was educated at Wabash College (BA 1936), Columbia University (MA 1937), and Brown University (Ph. D. 1946). He taught in the English depts. at the University of Hawaii (1937-1941) and Ohio State University (1946-1964) before taking a position in the newly formed UCSD Dept. of Literature in 1964, over which he presided as chair for 1968-1971. Elliott is the author of several important monographs treating the subject of literary satire, among them, THE POWER OF SATIRE (1960), THE SHAPE OF UTOPIA (1970), and THE LITERARY PERSONA (1982).

From the description of Papers, 1946-1981. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32333819

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