Virginia Spencer Carr

Virginia Spencer Carr ( born July 21, 1929 in West Palm Beach, Florida, † April 10, 2012 in Lynn, Massachusetts) was an American literary scholar.

Life

1969 Carr received his doctorate at Florida State University.

More than 25 years she taught as a professor at Columbus State University and Georgia State University in Atlanta. 1980/81 taught as part of the Fulbright Program in Poland.

She has written award-winning biographies of Carson McCullers, John Dos Passos and Paul Bowles.

Publications (selection)

Biographies

• A Lonely Hunter: A Biography of Carson McCullers foreword by Tennessee Williams, University of Georgia Press, reprint, 2003.
• Dos Passos: A Life, Northwestern University Press, reprint, 2004.
• Paul Bowles: A Life, Scribner, 2004.

Other works

• Flowering Judas: Katherine Anne Porter ( Women Writers: Text and Context ), Hg, Rutgers University Press, 1993.
• Understanding Carson McCullers University of South Carolina Press, Reprint 2005.