Grudin, Robert

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GRUDIN, Robert

GRUDIN, Robert. American, b. 1938. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, Poetry, Literary criticism and history, Essays. Career: University of Oregon, Eugene, assistant professor, 1971-78, associate professor, 1978-90, professor of English, 1990-. Bennington College, Bennington, VT, instructor in fiction workshop, summer, 1994. Philological Association of the Pacific Coast, Los Angeles, chair of comparative literature section, 1977; Globe Centre, member of regional council, 1983; University of Oregon Summer High School Principals' Institute, member, 1984; Pacific Northwest Renaissance Conference, member of program committee, 1988. Oregon Repertory Theater, humanist in residence, 1982. Speaker and consultant. Publications: Mighty Opposites: Shakespeare and Renaissance Contrariety, 1979; Time and the Art of Living, 1982; The Grace of Great Things: Creativity and Innovation, 1990; Book: A Novel, 1992; On Dialogue, 1996: The Most Amazing Thing (novel), 2001. Contributor of articles, essays, short stories, and poems to periodicals. Address: Dept of English, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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