Background
Bales, Kent Roslyn was born on June 19, 1936 in Anthony, Kansas, United States. Son of Roslyn Francis and Irene E. (Brinkman) Bales.
Bales, Kent Roslyn was born on June 19, 1936 in Anthony, Kansas, United States. Son of Roslyn Francis and Irene E. (Brinkman) Bales.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1958; Master of Arts, San Jose State University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.
Instructor, Menlo School, Menlo Park, California, 1958-1963; acting instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1967; assistant Professor of English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1967-1971; associate Professor of English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1971-1982; Professor of English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1982; department chairman English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1983-1988. Visiting fellow Literary Studies Institute, Budapest, Hungary, 1973-1974, 80-81, 88-89.
Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association, American Comparative Literature Association, Midwest Modern Language Association.
Married Maria Gyorei, August 25, 1958. Children– Thomas Imre, Elizabeth Irene.