Wesley D. Sweetser
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Dr Wesley Duaine Sweetser (1919–2006) was an English critic.
Born in National City
, California
, USA, he attended the University of Colorado
where he gained a Ph.D. in 1958 for a thesis on Welsh writer Arthur Machen
. He served for a long period in the United States Air Force
reaching the rank of Captain.
This enthusiasm led him to publish a valuable Machen biography and bibliography with Adrian Goldstone based on his earlier thesis. He played an important part in supporting the 1960s revival in Machen’s works.
Born in National City
National City, California
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA, he attended the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
where he gained a Ph.D. in 1958 for a thesis on Welsh writer Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror...
. He served for a long period in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
reaching the rank of Captain.
This enthusiasm led him to publish a valuable Machen biography and bibliography with Adrian Goldstone based on his earlier thesis. He played an important part in supporting the 1960s revival in Machen’s works.
Works
- Arthur Machen: Essays by Adrian Goldstone, C. A. and Anthony Lejeune, Father Brocard SewellBrocard SewellMichael Seymour Sewell , usually now known by his religious name Brocard Sewell, was a British Carmelite friar and literary figure....
(editor), Maurice Spurway, Wesley D. Sweetser, Henry WilliamsonHenry WilliamsonHenry William Williamson was an English naturalist, farmer and prolific author known for his natural and social history novels. He won the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 with his book Tarka the Otter....
. Llandeilo: St. Albert's Press, 1960. - Sweetser, Wesley D. Arthur Machen. Twayne Publishers, 1964.
- A Bibliography of Arthur Machen by Goldstone, Adrian H.; Sweetser, Wesley D. University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1973.
- Ralph HodgsonRalph HodgsonRalph Hodgson , Order of the Rising Sun ,was an English poet, very popular in his lifetime on the strength of a small number of anthology pieces, such as The Bull. He was one of the more 'pastoral' of the Georgian poets...
— a Bibliography by Wesley D. Sweetser. Garland, New York, 1980.