| Eugene England Eugene England (1933-2001) was critic, essayist, teacher, and pioneering scholar in the field of Mormon letters. He is responsible for many of the advances in Mormon letters in the twentieth century. In 1966 he founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, which has provided a venue for the publication of Mormon stories, poetry, and criticism. He has more recently edited anthologies of Mormon poetry, short fiction, and criticism (see below). He has shaped both the past and future of Mormon writing through the Association for Mormon Letters, which he cofounded and has actively promoted, through his book reviews and through his scholarly assessment of the Latter-day Saints' literary tradition. His most complete overview of Mormon literature is "Mormon Literature: Progress and Prospects". England championed the personal essay as a genre for Mormon expression, authoring three books of essays and promoting the form for others. Eugene England taught Mormon Literature at Brigham Young University from 1977-98 and was Writer in Residence at Utah Valley State College until his untimely passing in August, 2001. View Works by this Person |
| Also Known As | G. Eugene England Jr. |
| Birth Date | July 22, 1933 |
| Death Date | August 17, 2001 |
| LDS Missions | Samoa, 1954- |
| Parents | George Eugene and Dora Rose Hartvigsen England |
| Spouse | Charlotte Hawkins |
| Children | Katherine England (Paul Nelson), Jody England Hansen (Mike Hansen), George Mark England, Jennifer England (Mark J. Asplund), Rebecca England (Jordan A. Kimball), and Jane England |
| Education | A.B. University of Utah, 1958 Special Grad. M.I.T., 1959 M.A. Stanford University, 1969 Ph.D. Stanford University, 1974 |
| Career | Writer-in-Residence, Utah Valley State College, 1998-2001 Professor of English, Brigham Young University, 1974-1998 Associate Professor of English, Brigham Young University, 1977-83 Instructor, LDS Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1975-77 Asst. Professor of English, St. Olaf College, 1970-75 Asst. Professor of English, California State College, Hayward, 1968-70 |
| Affiliations | Cofounder and Managing Editor, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 1965-70 Cofounder, Association for Mormon Letters, 1976; President, 1979-80 International Shakespeare Association Modern Language Association Mormon History Association Philological Association of the Pacific Coast Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Shakespeare Association of America Western Literature Association |
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