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Battenhouse, Roy Wesley was born on April 9, 1912 in Nevinville, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Martin and Sarah Louise (Krill) Battenhouse.
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Shakespearean Tragedy Its Art and Its Christian Premises Indiana University
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Indiana University Press, Bloomington & London, Second Printing, 1971. 466 pages with Notes & Index. Written by Roy W. Battenhouse. From a review: the author "establishes the relationship between Shakespeare's tragedies and Christian thought as represented by the Gospels, Pauline theology, Augustine, and Aquinas. Mr. Battenhouse, through a disciplined knowledge of current scholarship and over ten years of original research, is able to infer a theory of tragedy implicit in the language and structure of Shakespeare's tragedies." New York Times Roy W. Battenhouse, an Episcopal priest who was professor emeritus of English at Indiana University, died on Feb. 17 at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Ind. Professor Battenhouse not only combined two great interests -- literature and religion -- but also argued, against many secular critics, that an understanding of Christianity was essential to understanding Western literature. He was author of "Shakespearean Tragedy: Its Art and Christian Premises" (Indiana University Press, 1969) and "Marlowe's 'Tamburlaine': A Study in Renaissance Moral Philosophy" (Vanderbilt University Press, 1941). He was the editor of "Shakespeare's Christian Dimension: An Anthology of Commentaries" (Indiana University Press, 1994).
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Roy Wesley Battenhouse
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Roy Wesley Battenhouse, American English educator. Guggenheim fellow, 1958; recipient distinguished alumni award Albion College, 1983; Kent fellow, 1937; Ford faculty fellow, 1954. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Modern Language Association (chairman Shakespeare section 1951, chairman drama section 1973, chairman religious approaches to literature division 1981).
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Albion College, 1933; B. Division, Yale University, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1938; D. Little (honorary), Ripon College, 1964; Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Michael's College, 1974.
Career
Instructor English, Ohio State University, 1938-1940;
assistant professor church history, Vanderbilt University, 1940-1943;
associate professor, Vanderbilt University, 1943-1946;
associate professor church history, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1949;
associate Professor of English, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1950-1956;
Professor of English, Indiana U., 1956-1982;
professor emeritus, Indiana U., 1982-1995. Priest-in-charge St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Franklin, Tennessee, 1942-1946. President Conference on Christianity and Literature, 1977-1982.
Visiting Professor of English U. Western Ontario, 1963-1964, New York University, U. Notre Dame, U. Washington Baylor University.
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Shakespearean Tragedy Its Art and Its Christian Premises Indiana University
(Indiana University Press, Bloomington & London, Second Pr...)
- Shakespearean Tragedy: Its Art and Its Christian Premises
- Shakespearean tragedy,: Its art and its Christian premises
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Shakespearean Tragedy Its Art and Its Christian Premises Indiana University
Membership
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Modern Language Association (chairman Shakespeare section 1951, chairman drama section 1973, chairman religious approaches to literature division 1981).
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Son of Henry Martin and Sarah Louise (Krill) B. M. Marian Gaber, February 2, 1952. 1 daughter, Anna.
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Interred Edgerton, Ohio -
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American
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1933
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1936
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1938
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1964
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1974
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1938 - 1940
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1946 - 1949
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1950 - 1956