John Irwin (academic)
John Irwin | |
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John Irwin in his home | |
| Born | April 24, 1940 Houston, Texas |
| Died | December 20, 2019 (age 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Christian Gauss Prize (1994)
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| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Notable works | Doubling and Incest/Repetition and Revenge: A Speculative Reading of Faulkner (1975) Mystery to a Solution: Poe, Borges. and the Analytical Detective Story (1994) |
John Thomas Irwin (April 24, 1940 – December 20, 2019) was an American poet and literary critic. He was the Decker Professor in the Humanities and Professor in The Writing Seminars and the English Department at Johns Hopkins University.