John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 – July 3, 1974) was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review. Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist. He was nominated for the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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John Crowe Ransom at Kenyon College in 1941. Photo by Robie Macauley. | |
| Born | April 30, 1888 Pulaski, Tennessee, US |
| Died | July 3, 1974 (aged 86) Gambier, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Kenyon College Cemetery, Gambier, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University (B.A.) Christ Church, Oxford (M.A.) |
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| Employer | Kenyon College |
| Known for | New Criticism school of literary criticism |
| Partner | Robb Reavill |
| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship, Bollingen Prize for Poetry, National Book Award |
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