Geoffrey Wagner (writer)

Geoffrey Atheling Wagner (27 December 1927 – 21 August 2006) was an English–American scholar and writer. He has published numerous books exploring subjects such as feminism in literature, the life and work of English writer Wyndham Lewis, and the consequences of the Grenadian Revolution. Wagner is a professor emeritus of English and the Humanities at the City College of New York.[1][2]

Life and education

Born in England in 1927, Wagner earned a degree from the college of Christ Church at Oxford University. In 1948, the writer met his future wife, the magical realist painter Colleen Browning,[3] while on vacation in the Gulf of Naples. Nine months later, the couple married and moved to the United States, eventually settling in New York City, where Wagner taught at the City College of New York.[1]

Geoffrey Wagner died on 21 August 2006, at the age of 78.[4]

Work

Non-fiction

Wagner wrote several non-fiction books and translated works of the French writer Charles Baudelaire into English.[5]

List of non-fiction books

• Parade of Pleasure: A Study of Popular Iconography in the U.S.A. (1955)[6]
• On the Wisdom of Words (1968)[7]
• Wagner, Geoffrey Atheling; Radner, Sanford R. (1974). Language & Reality: A Semantics Approach to Writing. Crowell. ISBN 978-0-690-00494-6.
• The Novel and Cinema (1975)
• The End of Education (1976)[8]

Fiction

• The Asphalt Campus (1963)[9]
• The Sands of Valor (1967)[10]
• Axel (1968)
• Innocent Grove (1971)[11]
• A Singular Passion (1994)[12]

Wagner also published writings in numerous American and British publications, including The Hudson Review[13] and The Atlantic.[14]

References

1. Broyard, Anatole (2 December 1976). "Books of The Times". The New York Times.
2. "City College of New York – Faculty". ccny.smartcatalogiq.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
3. Boros, Phyllis A. S. (21 January 2013). "Lifting the 'metaphoric veil' on Colleen Browning". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
4. "Geoffrey Atheling Wagner (1927–2006)". BnF. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
5. www.bibliopolis.com. "SELECTED POEMS. With translations by Geoffrey Wagner and an introduction by Enid Starkie by BAUDELAIRE. CHARLES on Paul Foster Books". Paul Foster Books. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
6. "Seduction of the Innocent: Parade of Pleasure by Geoffrey Wagner". www.lostsoti.org. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
7. Wanderer, Robert (1972). "On the Wisdom of Words, by Geoffrey Wagner (Book Review)". ETC. 29: 434. ProQuest 1290234105.
8. "People – Geoffrey Atheling Wagner | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
9. Postman, Neil (May 1977). "Blowing the Whistle". The Review of Education. 3 (3): 182–185. doi:10.1080/0098559770030304.
10. "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
11. "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
12. "A Singular Passion by Geoffrey Wagner". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
13. "Geoffrey Wagner | The Hudson Review". hudsonreview.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
14. Wagner, Geoffrey (1 March 1962). "Corsica". The Atlantic. Retrieved 25 August 2022.