Autrey Nell Wiley (27 May 1901 – 28 May 1990) was an American literary critic and professor. She graduated from

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in 1922 and began teaching English the same year. She subsequently served as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. She retired in 1971 as chair of the English department, a role in which she'd served for more than twenty years. Wiley earned the TWU Distinguished Alumnae Award in 1969.

Publications

*''Female Prologues and Epilogues in English Plays'' *''Reiterative Devices in "Leaves of Grass" '' *''The English Vogue of Prologues and Epilogues'' *''The Miller's Head Again''

References

External links

Autrey Nell Wiley Papers An Inventory to the Collection
American literary critics Women literary critics 1901 births 1990 deaths 20th-century American non-fiction writers American women critics {{US-English-academic-bio-stub