American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1989) Winner
Emory Bernard Elliott
エモリー・バーナード・エリオット
Emory Bernard Elliott
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-10-30 （Baltimore, Maryland, United States）
- Died
- 2009-03-31 （Riverside, California, United States） age 66
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Baltimore, Maryland (birthplace) → Fort Sill, Oklahoma (military service) → West Point, New York (United States Military Academy) → Princeton, New Jersey (employment) → Riverside, California (employment and death)
Career
- Occupations
- literary scholar, university professor
- Active Years
- 1970-2009
- Affiliations
- University of California, Riverside, Princeton University, United States Military Academy (West Point), University of California, Irvine (affiliate/institute collaborations)
- Memberships
- National Humanities Center, American Council of Learned Societies, Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, American Studies Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola College (Loyola University Maryland) | — | Department of English | Bachelor of Arts | 1960-1964 | United States |
| Bowling Green State University | — | Department of English | Master of Arts | 1966-1968 | United States |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | — | Department of English | PhD | 1968-1972 | United States |
Loyola College (Loyola University Maryland)
Department of English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1960-1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Attended on an ROTC scholarship
Bowling Green State University
Department of English
Degree:
Master of Arts
Period:
1966-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Department of English
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1968-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | American Book Award | Columbia Literary History of the United States | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
1989
Work:
Columbia Literary History of the United States
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Power and the Pulpit in Puritan New England
1975 scholarship (early American literature)A scholarly study of the relationship between religion and social power in Puritan New England.
Puritanismreligion and powerearly American literature
Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic
1986 scholarship (literary history)An analysis of writers and the relationship between literature and authority in late 18th and early 19th century America.
revolutionary-era literatureauthority and expressionAmerican literary history
Columbia Literary History of the United States
1988 edited volume / literary historyA groundbreaking edited volume aiming to expand the scope of American literature by incorporating multicultural perspectives; Elliott served as one of the editors.
multiculturalismliterary historyexpanding the canon
The Cambridge Introduction to Early American Literature
2002 academic introductionAn introductory overview of major works and movements in early American literature.
introductionearly American literaturepedagogy
Global Migration, Social Change, and Cultural Transformation
2007 edited volumeAn edited collection addressing migration, social change, and cultural transformation; Elliott served as one of the editors.
migrationsocial changecultural studies
Bibliography
- Power and the Pulpit in Puritan New England
- Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic
- Columbia Literary History of the United States
- The Cambridge Introduction to Early American Literature
- Global Migration, Social Change, and Cultural Transformation
- Puritan Influences in American Literature
- American Colonial Writers, 1606–1734
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (edited introduction)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and critical toneinclusive, multicultural approach
- Recurring Motifs
- expanding the canonreligion and authority in early Americamulticulturalism
Legacy
Emory Elliott was a leading scholar of early American literature, noted for advocating a multicultural expansion of the American literary canon. As a longtime professor he influenced many students and scholars.
Academic Societies
- American Studies Association
- National Humanities Center
Archives
- University of California, Riverside archives (possible holdings)
Quotes
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Elliott was known for advocating the expansion of the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices.
Source: Los Angeles Times (obituary) (2009)
Trivia
- Attended Loyola on an ROTC scholarship.
- Served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Sill.
- Taught at several universities including Princeton and UC Riverside.
- Won the American Book Award in 1989 for the Columbia Literary History of the United States.
- Reportedly married with five children.