Wagner, Jean, 1919-....

Wagner was a French scholar of American Studies, especially Afro-American poetry. He received his Doctorat d'Etat from the Sorbonne in 1963, having completed his thesis on American Afro-American poetry, entitled: Les poetes negres des Etas-Unis. This work eventually was translated and published in English as: Black poets of the United States from Paul Laurence Dunbar to Langston Hughes, University of Illinois Press, 1973.

From the description of Jean Wagner papers, 1945-1983 (inclusive) 1957-1963 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612653784

From the guide to the Jean Wagner papers, 1945-1983 (inclusive), 1957-1963 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)