Harry Hayden Clark

Harry Hayden Clark (1901–1971) was a professor of English, specializing in American literature.^[1][2] He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1931–1932.^[3]

Clark graduated in 1923 with A.B. from Connecticut's

Beginning in 1934, Clark was the general editor for the 23-volume American Writers Series published by the American Book Company. He was a member of the editorial board of American Literature from 1943 to 1955.^[1] In 1948 he chaired the American Literature Group of the Modern Language Association. He was the president of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in 1965–1966.^[2]

Selected publications

• Clark, Harry H. (1924). "A Study of Melancholy in Edward Young, Part I". Modern Language Notes. 39 (3): 129–136.
  JSTOR 2915147
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• —— (1925). "The Literary Influences of Philip Freneau". Studies in Philology. 22 (1): 1–33.
  JSTOR 4171903
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• —— (1926). "Lowell's Criticism of Romantic Literature". PMLA. 41 (1): 209–228.
  S2CID 163871831
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• —— (1929). "What Made Freneau the Father of American Poetry?". Studies in Philology. 26 (1): 1–22.
  JSTOR 4172018
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• —— (1933). "Toward a Reinterpretation of Thomas Paine". American Literature. 5 (2): 133–145.
  JSTOR 2920257
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• —— (1933). "Nationalism in American Literature". University of Toronto Quarterly. 2 (4): 492–519.
  S2CID 161208635
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• —— (1939). "Dr. Holmes: A Re-Interpretation". The New England Quarterly. 12 (1): 19–34.
  JSTOR 359973
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