Dearing, Vinton A. (Vinton Adams), 1920-

Dearing was born on July 30, 1920 in San Francisco, CA; AB (1940), AM (1942), and Ph. D (1949), Harvard Univ.; from instructor to assoc. professor of English literature (1949-63), then professor of English and Computer Applications in Literature, UCLA; in 1954 became co-editor of the Works of John Dryden; publications include A manual of textual analysis (1959), Prelimdi : a computer program for making preliminary diagrams in textual criticism (1974), Principles and practice of textual analysis (1974), and Poetry and prose of John Gay (editor, 1974).

From the description of Reproductions of eighteenth century imprints, ca. 1954-1979. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41025178

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