Foster, John Wilson

John Wilson Foster, professor and critic of Northern Irish literature, was born in Belfast in 1944. Foster received his Ph. D. from the University of Oregon, and in 1974 joined the faculty at the University of British Columbia. His publications include FORCES AND THEMES IN ULSTER FICTION (1974), FICTIONS OF THE IRISH LITERARY REVIVAL: A CHANGELING ART (1987), COLONIAL CONSEQUENCES: ESSAYS IN IRISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE (1991), and THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SEAMUS HEANEY (1996). He also co-edited THE POET'S PLACE: ULSTER LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (1981).

From the description of John Wilson Foster papers, 1973-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276358809