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Carl Bode (March 14 1911 – January 5 1993) was an author, poet, professor of English and American Studies at the University of Maryland, and officer of several literary and cultural organizations. [1] He wrote and edited over 30 books, including The American Lyceum, Antebellum Culture, Mencken, the first full biography to be published after H.L. Mencken's death, as well as Maryland, a 350-year history of the state. Bode edited The Collective Poems of Henry Thoreau, The Best of Thoreau's Journals, and The Portable Emerson among others. [2]
He was the founder of the American Studies Association and the Mencken Society, and was president of the Popular Culture Association and the Thoreau Society of America. [3] He was awarded fellowships both by the Guggenheim and Ford Foundations and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature while serving as cultural attaché at the American Embassy in London. He also taught at the University of Maryland for 40 years. [4]
List of published works
Edited works
- Collected Poems of Henry Thoreau (1943)
- The Best of Thoreau’s Journals
- co-edited The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau
- The Portable Emerson (1981), in collaboration with Malcolm Cowley
- The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute: H.L. Mencken's History of the "Hatrack" Censorship Case. Niwot, Colorado: Roberts, Rinehart, Inc. 1988. [5]
Poetry, biographies, and other written works
- The American Lyceum
- Antebellum Culture
- Mencken (1969)
- Maryland: A Bicentennial History (1978)
- The Anatomy of American Popular Culture (1983)
- The Sacred Seasons (1975)
- Practical Magic (1981)
- The Man Behind You
External links
References
- ^ "Collection: Carl Bode papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Carl Bode". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Carl Bode | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Carl Bode (1911-1993) - DC Poetry: A Splendid Wake". wikis.library.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Rosenberg, Norman (1991-01-01). "Book Review: The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute: H.L. Mencken's History of the "Hatrack" Censorship Case. Edited by Carl Bode". Constitutional Commentary.
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^ Lambert, Bruce (January 7, 1993).
"Dr. Carl Bode, 81, a Scholar of American Culture". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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Carl Bode (March 14 1911 – January 5 1993) was an author, poet, professor of English and American Studies at the University of Maryland, and officer of several literary and cultural organizations. [1] He wrote and edited over 30 books, including The American Lyceum, Antebellum Culture, Mencken, the first full biography to be published after H.L. Mencken's death, as well as Maryland, a 350-year history of the state. Bode edited The Collective Poems of Henry Thoreau, The Best of Thoreau's Journals, and The Portable Emerson among others. [2]
He was the founder of the American Studies Association and the Mencken Society, and was president of the Popular Culture Association and the Thoreau Society of America. [3] He was awarded fellowships both by the Guggenheim and Ford Foundations and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature while serving as cultural attaché at the American Embassy in London. He also taught at the University of Maryland for 40 years. [4]
List of published works
Edited works
- Collected Poems of Henry Thoreau (1943)
- The Best of Thoreau’s Journals
- co-edited The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau
- The Portable Emerson (1981), in collaboration with Malcolm Cowley
- The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute: H.L. Mencken's History of the "Hatrack" Censorship Case. Niwot, Colorado: Roberts, Rinehart, Inc. 1988. [5]
Poetry, biographies, and other written works
- The American Lyceum
- Antebellum Culture
- Mencken (1969)
- Maryland: A Bicentennial History (1978)
- The Anatomy of American Popular Culture (1983)
- The Sacred Seasons (1975)
- Practical Magic (1981)
- The Man Behind You
External links
References
- ^ "Collection: Carl Bode papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Carl Bode". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Carl Bode | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Carl Bode (1911-1993) - DC Poetry: A Splendid Wake". wikis.library.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Rosenberg, Norman (1991-01-01). "Book Review: The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute: H.L. Mencken's History of the "Hatrack" Censorship Case. Edited by Carl Bode". Constitutional Commentary.
-
^ Lambert, Bruce (January 7, 1993).
"Dr. Carl Bode, 81, a Scholar of American Culture". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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