Arthur L. Phelps (1887-1970) in Canadian Singers and their Songs, 1919. Courtesy Internet Archive.
Arthur L. Phelps (1887-1970) was a Canadian poet and academic.[1]
Life[]
Phelps was a professor of English at Wesley – and later United – Colleges of the University of Manitoba. He joined the English department of Wesley College in 1921, and soon became department chair. Until his departure from the college in 1945, Phelps was a popular professor, headed the English club, and was heavily involved with the college’s theatre program.[1]
He was also a popular and respected radio broadcaster for the CBC for decades, and was considered a foremost cultural critic of the time.[1]
Publications[]
Non-fiction[]
- The Poetry of Today. Ottawa: Royal Society of Canada, 1917.
- This Canada: A series of broadcasts. Toronto: CBC Publications, 1940.
- These United States: A series of broadcasts. Toronto: CBC Publications, 1941.
- Community and culture. Fredericton, NB: University of New Brunswick, 1947.
- Canadian Writers. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1951; Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1972.
- Introduction to William Henry Drummond, Habitant Poems. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1965.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
See also[]
References[]
Fonds[]
- Arthur L. Phelps papers at the University of Manitoba
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fonds IN-24; 88-15 - Arthur L. Phelps Papers, University of Manitoba, Association for Manitoba Archives. Web, Oct. 13, 2013
- ↑ Search results = au:Arthur L. Phelps, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Librar Center Inc. Web, Oct. 13, 2013.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Apple Blossoms"
- Arthur L. Phelps in Poetry: A magazine of verse, 1912-1922: "There was a Rose," "An Old Man's Weariness," "You Died for Dreams"
- Books
- Arthur Leonard Phelps at Amazon.com
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