Albert Gelpi Explained
Albert Gelpi is the Coe Professor of American Literature Emeritus at Stanford University.[1] He taught literature, particularly poetry, there between 1968 and 2002.
Gelpi also wrote a trilogy of literary criticism involving American poetry:[2]
- The Tenth Muse: The Psyche of the American Poet
- A Coherent Splendor: The American Poetic Renaissance, 1910–1950
- American Poetry after Modernism: The Power of the Word
Gelpi was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1977 for his work in American literature.[3] His books are held in libraries worldwide.[4] He earned degrees from Loyola University New Orleans (BA), Tulane University (MA), and Harvard University (PhD).
Notes and References
- Web site: Albert Gelpi | Department of English. english.stanford.edu. 2018-01-17.
- American Poetry After Modernism: The Power of the Word by Albert Gelpi | Twentieth-Century Literature | Duke University Press. Twentieth-Century Literature. March 2017. 63. 1. 94–101. 10.1215/0041462X-3833523. 2018-01-17. Axelrod. Steven Gould. 164411532.
- Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Albert J. Gelpi.
- Book: Emily Dickinson : the mind of the poet (Book, 1971) [WorldCat.org]. worldcat.org. 2143558. 2018-01-17.