Francis Fergusson
Francis Fergusson | |
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| Born | Francis de Liesseline Fergusson 1904 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Died | December 19, 1986 (age 82) Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States |
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Marion Crowne
(m. 1931; died 1959)Peggy Kaiser (m. 1963) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Harvey Butler Fergusson |
| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship (1923) Guggenheim Fellowship (1963) |
Francis de Liesseline Fergusson (1904 – December 19, 1986) was an American professor of comparative literature and literary critic; a theorist of drama and mythology. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a Guggenheim Fellow, best known for his book The Idea of a Theatre: The Art of Drama in Changing Perspective (1949).