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David Morse

b. 1938

British literary author and lecturer

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Born 1938. David Morse is a British writer.

David Morse (born 1938) is a British literary author and former lecturer in the School of English and American Studies at the University of Sussex. He was an early authority on Motown but is now best known for his work on Romanticism and the culture and times of the Victorian age. His seminal work, High Victorian Culture, was described by The Times Literary Supplement as ‘an illuminating survey work by a robust and powerful intelligence with an impressive grasp of a great deal of material’.

Life David Morse was born in 1938 and educated at Bedford Modern School and King's College, Cambridge, where he contributed to Granta, was editor of The Cambridge Review Grandfather Rock: The New Poetry And The Old. Published by Delacorte Press, New York City, 1972 Perspectives On Romanticism: A Transformational Analysis. Published by Barnes & Noble, 1981 Romanticism: A Structural Analysis. Published by Barnes & Noble, 1982 American Romanticism. Published by Barnes & Noble, 1987 American Romanticism. Vol.1, From Cooper To Hawthorne: Excessive America. Published by Macmillan Publishers, London, 1987 American Romanticism. Vol.2, From Melville To James. Published by Macmillan Publishers, 1987 England's Time Of Crisis: From Shakespeare To Milton: A Cultural History. Published by St. Martin’s Press, New York City, 1989 High Victorian Culture. Published by New York University Press, 1993 The Age Of Virtue: British Culture From The Restoration To Romanticism. Published by St. Martin’s Press, New York City, 2000

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King's College, Bedford Modern School
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University of Sussex

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Morse?

British literary author and lecturer

When was David Morse born?

David Morse was born on 17 September 1938.

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David Morse is a writer.

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David Morse is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Morse

· Wikidata: Q20127939

· DBpedia: David Morse (writer)

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