Lewis, Robert W.

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LEWIS, Robert W.

LEWIS, Robert W. American, b. 1930. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, instructor in English, 1955-58; University of Texas at Austin, assistant professor of English, 1963-69; University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, associate professor, 1969-71, professor, 1971-90, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of English, 1990-. Fulbright professor at University of Catania, in Italy, 1967-68, and Ain Shams University, in Egypt, 1975-76. North Dakota Humanities Council, chair, 1982-84; North Dakota Quarterly, editor, 1982-; North Dakota Museum of Art, president of board of directors, 1990-92; Ernest Hemingway Foundation, president, 1987-92. Publications: Hemingway on Love, 1965; (ed.) Hemingway in Italy and Other Essays, 1990; A Farewell to Arms: The War of the Words, 1992. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Department of English, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-7209, U.S.A.

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