Evans, Robert C.

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EVANS, Robert C.

EVANS, Robert C. American, b. 1955. Genres: History, Literary criticism and history. Career: Auburn University at Montgomery, AL, instructor, 1982-84, assistant professor, 1984-86, associate professor, 1986-94, professor of English, 1994-, Distinguished Research Professor, 1994-97, University Alumni Professor, 1998-2001, Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2001-. Publications: Ben Jonson and the Poetics of Patronage, 1989; Jonson, Lipsius, and the Politics of Renaissance Stoicism, 1992; Jonson and the Contexts of His Time, 1994; Habits of Mind: Evidence and Effects of Ben Jonson's Reading, 1995; (comp. with others) Ben Jonson's Major Plays: Summaries of Modern Monographs, 2000; Close Readings: Analyses of Short Fiction, 2000; Kate Chopin's Short Fiction: A Critical Companion, 2001. EDITOR: (with B. Wiedemann) "My Name Was Martha": A Renaissance Woman's Autobiographical Poem, 1993; (with A.C. Little) "The Muses Females Are": Martha Moulsworth and Other Women Writers of the English Renaissance, 1995; (with A. Depas-Orange) "The Birthday of My Self": Martha Moulsworth, Renaissance Poet, 1996; (with A.C. Little and B. Wiedemann) Short Fiction: A Critical Companion, 1997; (with R. Harp) Frank O'Connor: New Perspectives, 1998; (with R. Harp) Brian Friel: New Perspectives, 2002. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to literary journals. Address: Dept of English and Philosophy, Box 2444023, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124-4023, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]