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| B.A. | 1956, English, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Honors in English. Thesis: "A Comparison of Davenant's The Law Against Lovers and its Shakespearean Sources" |
| M.A. | 1963, English, Cornell University. Area of specialization: American Literature. Thesis: "The Nature, Growth and Function of the Contrast Between Light and Dark in Moby Dick" |
| Ph.D. | 1972, English, Rutgers University. Dissertation Title: "Satan as Orator: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Persuasion of Eve in Paradise Lost." Areas of concentration for Ph.D. comprehensive exam: (1) Medieval language and literature, (2) Seventeenth Century literature, (3) Romantic literature, (4) American literature, (5) Literary criticism |