Broer, Lawrence R(ichard)

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BROER, Lawrence R(ichard)

BROER, Lawrence R(ichard). American, b. 1938. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of South Florida, Tampa, College of Arts and Sciences, instructor, 1965-68, assistant professor, 1968-73, associate professor, 1973-79, professor of English, 1979-2003. Publications: Hemingway's Spanish Tragedy, 1973; Counter Currents, 1973; (with Herb K. and C. Weingartner) The First Time, 1974; Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, 1989, rev. ed., 1994; (with J. Walther) Dancing Fools and Weary Blues: The Great Escape of the Twenties, 1990; Rabbit Tales: Poetry and Politics in the Novels of John Updike, 1997; (with G. Holland) Hemingway and Women: Female Critics and the Female Voice, 2002. Address: Dept of English, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, U.S.A. Online address: LBruer@chumal.cas.usf.edu

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