Bloom, Lynn (Marie Zimmerman)

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BLOOM, Lynn (Marie Zimmerman).

BLOOM, Lynn (Marie Zimmerman). American, b. 1934. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Women's studies and issues, Writing/Journalism, Autobiography/Memoirs, Bibliography, Biography, Essays. Career: Western Reserve Univ., lectr. in English, 1962-63, instr., 1963-65, assoc., 1965-67; Butler Univ., asst. prof., 1970-73, assoc. prof., 1973-74; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, assoc. prof., 1975-78; College of William and Mary, assoc. prof. of English, 1978-82; Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, prof. of English, 1982-88; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, board of trustees distinguished professor, professor of English and holder, Aetna chair of writing, 1988-. Eastern VA Writing Project, co-dir., 1979-81. Publications: Dr. Spock: Biography of a Conservative Radical, 1972; (co) The New Assertive Woman, 1975, rev. ed., 2000; (co) American Autobiography: A Bibliography, 1945-1980, 1982; Strategic Writing, 1983; Fact and Artifact: Writing Non-Fiction, 1985, 2nd ed., 1994; Composition Studies as a Creative Art, 1998. EDITOR: Forbidden Diary, 1980, rev. ed., 2001; The Essay Connection, 1984, 7th ed., 2004; The Lexington Reader, 1987; Forbidden Family, 1989, rev. ed., 1998. CO-EDITOR: Bear, Man, and God: 7 Approaches to Faulkner's The Bear, 1964; Symposium, 1969; Symposium on Love, 1970; Bear, Man, and God: 8 Approaches to Faulkner's The Bear, 1971; Inquiry, 1993, rev. ed., 2004; Composition in the 21st Century, 1996; The St. Martin's Custom Reader, 2001; The Arlington Reader, 2003; Composition Studies in the New Millennium, 2004; The Arlington Shorter Reader, 2004. Address: English Dept, Box 4025, University of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT 06269-1025, U.S.A. Online address: Lynn.Bloom@uconn.edu

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