Peter L. Thorslev Jr.

Peter L. Thorslev Jr.
Peter L. Thorslev Jr.
Born	October 17, 1929; Harlan, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2011 (aged 81); Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Literary scholar
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (1965)
Academic background
Alma mater	Dana College; University of Minnesota; ;
Thesis	The Byronic Hero: Types and Prototypes (1959)
Academic work
Sub-discipline	Romantic-era literature
Institutions	Northwestern University; University of California, Los Angeles; ;

Peter Larsen Thorslev Jr. (October 17, 1929 – October 13, 2011) was an American literary scholar. A 1965 Guggenheim Fellow, he wrote two books on Romantic era literature: The Byronic Hero (1962) and Romantic Contraries (1984). He was one of the first openly LGBT academics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Peter L. Thorslev Jr.
Born	(1929-10-17)October 17, 1929 Harlan, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2011(2011-10-13) (aged 81) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Literary scholar
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (1965)

Academic background
Alma mater	Dana College University of Minnesota
Thesis	The Byronic Hero: Types and Prototypes (1959)
Academic work
Sub-discipline	Romantic-era literature
Institutions	Northwestern University University of California, Los Angeles