Harold Earl Toliver | |
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Born | February 16, 1932 |
Nationality | American |
Education | BA University of Oregon, MA Johns Hopkins University and PhD University of Washington |
Occupation | Literary critic |
Spouse | Mary (Bennette) Toliver |
Children | 2 children |
Awards | Guggenheim fellowships, 1964, 1976. |
Harold "Hal" Earl Toliver is an American literary critic, theorist and writer. Currently, he is professor emeritus at the University of California, Irvine. [1] His research interests are in the areas of Renaissance and seventeenth-century literature, English and Comparative Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism. He received Guggenheim awards (1964, 1976) [2] and the Distinguished Research Award (1982). Toliver is married and has two children.
Harold Earl Toliver was born on February 16, 1932, in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. He is the son of a Yamhill County farmers Marion E. Toliver and Mable A. (Mallery) Toliver. He served in the United States Army, Private first class, 1954–1956. Toliver graduated from University of Oregon, (Bachelor of Arts, 1954) and Johns Hopkins University (Master of Arts, 1958). [3] He earned his doctorate at the University of Washington in 1961. From 1961 to 1964, Toliver taught at Ohio State University. He was a professor of English at UCLA (1965–1966), and then a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, where he taught for thirty years. [4]
Harold Toliver was an active participant in the well-known School of Criticism and Theory which was founded by a group of leading scholars and critical theorists in 1976. He worked together with such outstanding scholars as Murray Krieger, J. Hillis Miller and Geoffrey Wolff.
During his career, Toliver wrote and edited several books, while also making numerous contributions to scholarly journals. [5] He has, until recently, published mainly literary criticism and history. His books include Transported Styles in Shakespeare and Milton, [6] The Past That Poets Make, [7] and Lyric Provinces in the English Renaissance.
In his more recent publications Toliver has expanded into applications of modern science to the history of ideas to critique the more prominent and durable misconceptions of world history. Since retiring, he has been writing fiction—mainly mysteries under the name of Hal Toliver with Mary Toliver. Titles include Leave Not a Trace [8] (Publish America), Bitterroot [9] (Pentland Press), Done in Blood-Red Ochre (Pentland Press) and Pageant of the Mortals. [10]
Harold Toliver lives in Laguna Beach, California, with his wife Mary (Bennette) Toliver. His other interests include cycling and tennis.
Harold Earl Toliver | |
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Born | February 16, 1932 |
Nationality | American |
Education | BA University of Oregon, MA Johns Hopkins University and PhD University of Washington |
Occupation | Literary critic |
Spouse | Mary (Bennette) Toliver |
Children | 2 children |
Awards | Guggenheim fellowships, 1964, 1976. |
Harold "Hal" Earl Toliver is an American literary critic, theorist and writer. Currently, he is professor emeritus at the University of California, Irvine. [1] His research interests are in the areas of Renaissance and seventeenth-century literature, English and Comparative Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism. He received Guggenheim awards (1964, 1976) [2] and the Distinguished Research Award (1982). Toliver is married and has two children.
Harold Earl Toliver was born on February 16, 1932, in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. He is the son of a Yamhill County farmers Marion E. Toliver and Mable A. (Mallery) Toliver. He served in the United States Army, Private first class, 1954–1956. Toliver graduated from University of Oregon, (Bachelor of Arts, 1954) and Johns Hopkins University (Master of Arts, 1958). [3] He earned his doctorate at the University of Washington in 1961. From 1961 to 1964, Toliver taught at Ohio State University. He was a professor of English at UCLA (1965–1966), and then a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, where he taught for thirty years. [4]
Harold Toliver was an active participant in the well-known School of Criticism and Theory which was founded by a group of leading scholars and critical theorists in 1976. He worked together with such outstanding scholars as Murray Krieger, J. Hillis Miller and Geoffrey Wolff.
During his career, Toliver wrote and edited several books, while also making numerous contributions to scholarly journals. [5] He has, until recently, published mainly literary criticism and history. His books include Transported Styles in Shakespeare and Milton, [6] The Past That Poets Make, [7] and Lyric Provinces in the English Renaissance.
In his more recent publications Toliver has expanded into applications of modern science to the history of ideas to critique the more prominent and durable misconceptions of world history. Since retiring, he has been writing fiction—mainly mysteries under the name of Hal Toliver with Mary Toliver. Titles include Leave Not a Trace [8] (Publish America), Bitterroot [9] (Pentland Press), Done in Blood-Red Ochre (Pentland Press) and Pageant of the Mortals. [10]
Harold Toliver lives in Laguna Beach, California, with his wife Mary (Bennette) Toliver. His other interests include cycling and tennis.