Hugh Kenner

Hugh Kenner
BornJanuary 7, 1923
DiedNovember 24, 2003 (aged 80)
Academic background
InfluencesMarshall McLuhan[1]
Academic work
DisciplineLiterary criticism
Main interestsModernist literature
Notable worksThe Pound Era (1971)

William Hugh Kenner (January 7, 1923 – November 24, 2003) was a Canadian literary scholar, critic and professor. He published widely on Modernist literature with particular emphasis on James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and Samuel Beckett. His major study of the period, The Pound Era, argued for Pound as the central figure of Modernism, and is considered one of the most important works on the topic.

  1. ^ "Hugh Kenner". The Telegraph. London. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

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