Background
Steele, Oliver was born on May 13, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Oliver L. and Mary Lucile (Abernethy) Steele.
Steele, Oliver was born on May 13, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Oliver L. and Mary Lucile (Abernethy) Steele.
Bachelor of Science in English, Auburn University, 1949. Master of Science in English, Auburn University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1965.
Instructor English University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1959-1965, assistant professor English, 1965-1967. Associate professor English University Iowa, Iowa City, 1967-1974, professor English, 1974-1992, professor emeritus English, since 1992. Editor: Ellen Glasgow: a Bibliography, 1964, The Faerie Queene: Book I & II, 1965.
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Germany; Member Renaissance Society of America, Bibliographical Society University Virginia, Raven Society.
Married Joy Cogdell, December 23, 1950. Children– Christopher, Mark, Eleanor, Andrew, Paul.