Reid, David
REID, David
REID, David. Scottish, b. 1940. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Salonica, Greece, lecturer in English, 1963-64; University of New Hampshire, Durham, instructor in English, 1964-66; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, lecturer in English, 1966-68; University of Stirling, Scotland, lecturer in English studies, 1974-. Publications: The Party-Coloured Mind, 1982; Rob Stene's Dream, 1989; The Humanism of Milton's "Paradise Lost," 1993; (ed.) D. Hume of Godscroft, The History of the House of Douglas, 1996; The Metaphysical Poets, 2000. Address: Department of English Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK8 4LA, Scotland. Online address: [email protected]
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