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William Lyon Phelps (January 2, 1865 New Haven, Connecticut – August 21, 1943 New Haven, Connecticut) was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel.
William Lyon Phelps (born Jan. 2, 1865, New Haven, Conn., U.S.—died Aug. 21, 1943, New Haven) was an American scholar and critic who did much to popularize the teaching of contemporary literature.
Listen to the radio broadcast of Phelps, an American educator and author, who praised the habit of reading and owning books. He contrasted his love for books with the Nazi book-burning in Germany in 1933.
William Lyon Phelps was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous books and articles.
Learn about the life and achievements of William Lyon Phelps, an American educator, literary critic and author who taught at Yale University from 1901 to 1933. He was also a popular preacher, a sports enthusiast and a pioneer of modern novels.
The William Lyon Phelps papers at the Beinecke Library contain correspondence, writings, and other materials documenting the life and work of American author, critic, and long-time Yale professor William Lyon Phelps.
The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century, by William Lyon Phelps. By Alice Corbin Henderson. Poet, editor, and southwestern culture activist Alice Corbin Henderson was born in St. Louis in 1881 and moved to Chicago to live with extended family following her mother’s death when she was three.
