Louis D. Rubin Jr.

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Louis D. Rubin Jr. was an influential American literary critic, scholar, and publisher best known for his pioneering work on Southern literature and for co-founding Algonquin Books.

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instanceOf author
literary critic
person
publisher
scholar
academicDegree PhD in English
birthDate 1923-11-19
coFounded Algonquin Books
surface form: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2013-11-16
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
University of Richmond
employer Hollins University
surface form: Hollins College

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
familyName Rubin
fieldOfWork American literature
Southern literature
literary criticism
founded creative writing program at Hollins College
fullName Louis Decimus Rubin Jr.
genre literary criticism
nonfiction
givenName Louis
influenced study of Southern literature in American academia
knownFor co-founding Algonquin Books
pioneering work on Southern literature
language English
memberOf Modern Language Association
militaryService United States Army
nationality American
notableWork A Gallery of Southerners
The Curious Death of the Novel
The Edge of the Swamp: A Study in the Literature and Society of the Old South
The Faraway Country: Writers of the Modern South
The Wary Fugitives: Four Poets and the South
William Elliott Shoots a Bear: Essays on the Southern Literary Imagination
occupation editor
literary critic
publisher
university professor
writer
placeOfBirth Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
placeOfDeath Chapel Hill, North Carolina
residence Chapel Hill, North Carolina
taughtAt Hollins University
surface form: Hollins College

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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