Hugh Kenner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hugh Kenner

Canadian academic

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1923

Place of Birth: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2003

Profession: writer, literary critic

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Hugh Kenner (January 7, 1923 – November 24, 2003) was a Canadian literary scholar, critic and professor.
He published widely on Modernist literature with particular emphasis on James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and Samuel Beckett.
His major study of the period, The Pound Era, argued for Pound as the central figure of Modernism, and is considered one of the most important works on the topic.