Robert B. Stepto is a

literary theorist Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. Culler 1997, p.1 Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history, mora ...

and professor of African American studies,

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and

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Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

. He is best known for his 1979 book ''From Behind the Veil''. He has also edited the anthology ''Harper American Literature'' since 1993. Stepto graduated from the

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in 1962, then received his bachelor of arts at

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in 1968 and a master's and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1974. He taught English and American studies at

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before joining the faculty of Yale in 1974. He is a relative of jazz musician

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Selected publications

*''Afro-American Literature: The Reconstruction of Instruction'' (1978, ed. with Dexter Fisher) *''From Behind the Veil: A Study of Afro-American Literature'' (1979) *''Chant of Saints: A Gathering of Literature, Art and Scholarship'' (1979, ed. with

Michael Harper Michael Harper may refer to: *Michael Harper (cricketer) (born 1945), South African cricketer *Michael Harper (priest) (1931–2010), English charismatic Anglican, later an Orthodox priest *Michael S. Harper (1938–2016), African-American poet *Mi ...

) *''Blue as the Lake: A Personal Geography'' (1998)

References

External links

Stepto's faculty page at Yale
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