Minter, David Lee

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MINTER, David Lee

MINTER, David Lee. American, b. 1935. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English, Rice University, Houston, 1990(Assistant Professor 1967-69; Associate Professor, 1969-74; Professor, 1974-80). Universitatslektor, University of Hamburg, 1965-66; Lecturer, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1966-67; Professor of English, Dean of Emory College, and Vice-President for Arts and Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, 1981-90. Publications: The Interpreted Design as a Structural Principle in American Prose, 1969; (ed.) Twentieth Century Interpretations of Light in August, 1969; William Faulkner: His Life and Work, 1980; (co-ed.) The Harper American Literature, 1986; (ed.) The Norton Critical Edition of The Sound and the Fury, 1987; (co-ed.) The Columbia Literary History of the United States, 1987; A Cultural History of the American Novel: Henry James to William Faulkner, 1994; Faulkner: Questioning Narratives: Fiction of His Major Phase, 1929-42, 2001. Address: Dept. of English, 6100 Main St, Rice University, Houston, TX 77001, U.S.A.