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Clinton F. Oliver was an American academic, scholar, and author.[1][2] He published research on the topics of African American literature and drama.[3] His anthology of short stories and book on contemporary black drama were published.[4] He won a Rosenwald Foundation Award for his work.[5]

Oliver's 1965 dissertation at Harvard University was titled "The name and nature of American negro literature : an interpretative study in genre and ideas".[6] He gave a lecture on black dramatists at the University of Iowa in 1970.[7]

Writings

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  • Contemporary Black Drama
  • Thirty‐eight Short Stories: An Introductory Anthology

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Clinton F. Oliver, 56, Queens. College Professor". The New York Times. May 20, 1972 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "Oliver, Clinton F. [WorldCat Identities]".
  3. ^ Oliver, Clinton F.; Sills, Stephanie (October 11, 1971). Contemporary Black drama: from "A raisin in the sun" to "No place to be somebody." Selected and edited with introductions by Clinton F. Oliver. Stephanie Sills, co-editor. Scribner. ISBN 978-0-684-41432-4 – via NYPL Research Catalog.
  4. ^ Coiner, Miles (October 11, 1971). "Contemporary Black Drama from "A Raisin in the Sun" to "No Place to be Somebody" ed. by Clinton F. Oliver and Stephanie Sills (review)". Modern Drama. 14 (3): 362. doi:10.1353/mdr.1971.0010. S2CID 193256608 – via Project MUSE.
  5. ^ Fund, Julius Rosenwald (October 11, 1940). "Review for the Two-year Period ..." The Fund – via Google Books.
  6. ^ The name and nature of American negro literature : an interpretative study in genre and ideas (dissertation). Harvard University Press. 1965.
  7. ^ "Clinton Oliver lecture on plays by black dramatists at the University of Iowa, April 29, 1970 | The University of Iowa Libraries".
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