Maurer, Warren R(ichard)

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MAURER, Warren R(ichard)

MAURER, Warren R(ichard). American, b. 1929. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of California, Berkeley, acting instructor, 1964-65; Indiana University-Bloomington, assistant professor, 1965-68; University of Kansas, Lawrence, associate professor, 1968-73, professor of Germanic languages and literature, 1973-, department chair, 1969-72. Lecturer at colleges and universities. Radio Free Europe, employee in Germany. Publications: The Naturalist Image of German Literature: A Study of the German Naturalists' Appraisal of Their Literary Heritage, 1972; (coed) Rilke: The Alchemy of Alienation, 1980; Gerhart Hauptmann, 1982; Understanding Gerhart Hauptmann, 1992; Gerhart Hauptmann: A Century of Criticism (monograph), 1994. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to German studies journals. Address: Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 2080 Wescoe Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2127, U.S.A.