Kitts, Thomas M(ichael)

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KITTS, Thomas M(ichael)

KITTS, Thomas M(ichael). American, b. 1955. Genres: Plays/Screenplays, Literary criticism and history. Career: Junior high school English teacher in NYC, 1977-79, high school teacher, 1979-80; St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ, adjunct assistant professor of English, 1980; St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, assistant director of alumni relations, 1980-83, director, 1983-91, adjunct instructor, 1980-91, assistant professor, 1991-97, associate professor of English, 1997-, chair, English/speech, 2000-. Speaker at colleges and conferences. Publications: The Theatrical Life of George Henry Boker, 1994; Gypsies (play), 1987; instructor's manual to accompany Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay, by R. DiYanni, 4th ed., 1998, 5th ed., 2001; instructor's manual to accompany The American Tradition in Literature, by G. Perkins, 9th ed., 1999, 10th ed., 2002; (ed. with M. Kraus) Living on a Thin Line: Crossing Aesthetic Borders with the Kinks, 2002. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: 648 20th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218-1045, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]