Papers, 1970-1989.

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Papers, 1970-1989.

Articles, newsletters and correspondence related to Blair, his receiving the Jay B. Hubbell Award at the Modern Language Association meeting in 1974 and his writings. Particularly highlighted is information about his expertise as a Mark Twain scholar as well as his works in American humor.

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Blair, Walter, 1900-....

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Educator and literary scholar. From the description of Papers, 1970-1989. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40329113 Professor of English, University of Chicago, Ill.; scholar in American humor studies. From the description of Papers, 1933-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19242468 ...

Modern language association of America

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The American Literature Group was formed in 1921, after the Modern Language Association (MLA) reluctantly acknowledged a growing scholarly interest in the writing of the United States. At the time such literature was studied primarily in secondary schools, and most colleges and universities had no courses on the topic. Those that did, usually offered only a single survey course. The idea that American literature could stand on its own as a discipline was viewed with skepticism, it b...