Arthur Hobson Quinn
Born 9 February 1875 · Died 16 October 1960
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Writes nonfiction
Arthur Hobson Quinn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received his B.S. in 1894 and his Ph.D. in 1899. Quinn also studied at the University of Munich. He began his teaching career when he was appointed an instructor in mathematics at Penn in 1894, and an instructor of English in 1895. The University appointed him Assistant Professor of English in 1904. Quinn would eventually hold the title of Welsh Professor of History and English, and serve as Dean of the College from 1912-1922. In his academic studies, he was an authority on the history of American drama and literature.
Source: University of Pennsylvania
Books by Arthur Hobson Quinn in order
Books by Arthur Hobson Quinn in the order they were published, from Pennsylvania Stories (1899) to George Eliot's Silas Marner (2018).
- 1Pennsylvania Stories
Pennsylvania Stories1899 - 2The University of Pennsylvania and the Public ServiceThe University of Pennsylvania and the Public Service1914
- 3Representative American Plays
Representative American Plays1919 - 4A History of the American Drama
A History of the American Drama1923 - 5A History of the American Drama, from the Beginning to the C
A History of the American Drama, from the Beginning to the Civil War1923 - 6Contemporary American Plays
Contemporary American Plays1923 - 7Representative American Plays, 1767-1923Representative American Plays, 1767-19231925
- 8A History of the American Drama from the Civil War to the Pr
A History of the American Drama from the Civil War to the Present Day1927 - 9Representative American Plays from 1880 to the Present DayRepresentative American Plays from 1880 to the Present Day1928
- 10The Literature of America
The Literature of America1929 - 11Representative American Plays from 1767 to the Present Day
Representative American Plays from 1767 to the Present Day1930 - 12Soul of AmericaSoul of America1932
- 13The Soul of America, Yesterday and TodayThe Soul of America, Yesterday and Today1932
- 14American Fiction
American Fiction1936 - 15Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe1941 - 16Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allen Poe
Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allen Poe1946 - 17The Literature of the American People
The Literature of the American People1951 - 18The Faire Maide Of Bristow
The Faire Maide Of Bristow2007 - 19George Eliot's Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot's Silas Marner2018
- 20A History of American Drama from the Civil War to the PresenA History of American Drama from the Civil War to the Present Day
- 21Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton - 22History of American Drama from the Beginning to the Civil WaHistory of American Drama from the Beginning to the Civil War