Bowen, Zack

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BOWEN, Zack

BOWEN, Zack. American, b. 1934. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Biography. Career: State University Coll., Fredonia, NY, assistant professor of English, 1960-64; State University of New York at Binghamton, assistant professor, to distinguished professor, and chairman of the English Dept., 1964-76; University of Delaware, Newark, professor and chmn of the English Dept., 1976-86; University of Miami, chairman of the English Dept., 1986-96, professor, 1986-. Irish Renaissance Annual, general ed., 1980-84; Essays in British Literature series, G. K. Hall/Twayne, general ed., 1984-; Florida University Press, James Joyce Series, general ed., 1994-; International James Joyce Foundation, president, 1996-2000. Publications: Padraic Colum: A Biographical-Critical Introduction, 1970; Musical Allusions in the Works of James Joyce, 1974; Mary Lavin, 1975; A Companion to Joyce Studies, 1984; Ulysses as a Comic Novel, 1989; A Reader's Guide to John Barth, 1993; Bloom's Old Sweet Song, 1994; (with D. Wilson) Science and Literature, 2001. Address: Dept. of English, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. Online address: zbowen@miami.edu

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