Monroe K. Spears
Monroe Kirk Spears | |
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| Born | Monroe Kirklyndorf Spears 1916 |
| Died | May 23, 1998 (aged 81–82) Winchester, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina Princeton University |
| Occupations | University professor, literary critic |
| Spouse | Betty Spears |
Monroe K. Spears (1916 - May 23, 1998) was an American university professor and literary critic. He was the editor of the Sewanee Review from 1952 to 1961, and the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of English at Rice University from 1964 to 1986. He was the author of several books about American and British poetry.