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James Seaton (other)
James Seaton may refer to: * James Seaton (professor) (1944–2017), professor of English at Michigan State University * James Seaton (Newfoundland politician) (1804–1876), journalist and political figure in Newfoundland * James Seaton (New Zealand politician) (1822–1882), member of parliament from Dunedin, New Zealand * James Seaton (bishop) (1868–1938), Anglican bishop * James Wilson Seaton (1824–1904), American lawyer and legislator * Jimmy Seaton (1891–1959), Australian rules footballer See also *James Seton (other) {{hndis, Seaton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Seaton (professor)
James Everett Seaton (1944 – March 30, 2017) was an American writer, professor and literary critic. He argued for the continued relevance and importance of the tradition of literary humanism championed by Matthew Arnold and later, Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer Moore. At the same time he opposed many of the dominant trends in Academia regarding literary criticism and the teaching of literature, such as the Cultural Studies model instituted by Herbert Marcuse and the general emphasis away from the study of literary works themselves in favor of a focus on critical theory. Biography James Seaton was born in Iowa, received B. A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and earned a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature with a major in Greek and Latin from the University of Iowa. He was a professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University, where he taught from 1971 until his passing. Seaton was married to playwright Sandra Seaton. James Seaton wrote or edite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |