Background
Skaggs, Merrill Maguire was born on October 1, 1937 in Florala, Alabama, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Clyde Louise (Merrill) M.
( Axes traces the intimate relationship between the texts...)
Axes traces the intimate relationship between the texts published by Willa Cather and William Faulkner between 1922 and 1962. When those texts are juxtaposed and examined carefully, the two writers seem intensely conscious of, and responsive to, each other’s work. In fact, both at some point appear to have caricatured or parodied the other in print. Judging by the texts they left behind, they titillated, offended, exhilarated, and—especially—energized each other. Some readers may conclude that for forty years they helped create each other—the rival geniuses and axes of American fiction in the twentieth century. At the end of their lives, Cather planned a story to appear posthumously as advice to Faulkner about life and literary style; he planned his last novel to answer her in spirit and published it a month before his death. This groundbreaking study is provocative and sure to ignite the imaginations of literary critics and devoted readers of each author.
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Skaggs, Merrill Maguire was born on October 1, 1937 in Florala, Alabama, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Clyde Louise (Merrill) M.
Bachelor, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1958. Doctor of Laws, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1988. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1965.
Tutor, Duke U., 1961-1962; lecturer, Brooklyn College, 1965; associate editor, The MacMillan Company. New York City, 1966-1967; adjunct assistant Professor of English, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, 1975-1976; adjunct associate professor, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, 1976-1979; associate professor, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, 1979-1985; professor, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, 1985-1986; dean-elect, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, 1985-1986; dean Graduate School, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, 1986-1992; Baldwin professor of humanities, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, since 1992.
( Axes traces the intimate relationship between the texts...)
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Board directors Willa Cather Foundation, Red Cloud, Nebraska, since 1991, New Jersey Committee for the Humanities, New Brunswick, 1990-1995. Clerk Summit Monthly Meeting, 2003-2005. Member Society Values in Higher Education (board director 1988-1994), Society Study of Southern Literature (board director 1982, 83-85, 87-89).
Married Calvin Lee Skaggs, August 19, 1960 (divorced February 1994). Children: Sylvia Merrill, John Adam.