author
Erle Elsworth Clippinger
1875–1939
A pioneering English professor and scholar of children's literature, he helped shape early teaching at Ball State University while writing books on reading, composition, and rhetoric. His work reflects a practical, classroom-focused approach to language and literature in the early twentieth century.
1 Audiobook
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes
by Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger
About the author
Born on September 27, 1875, and dying on January 7, 1939, he was an American writer, professor of English, and a scholar of children's literature. He is remembered as one of the founding faculty members of Ball State University in Indiana, where he led the English department for many years.
Alongside his academic work, he wrote and edited books intended for teachers and students, especially in children's literature, composition, and rhetoric. Among the works associated with him is Children's Literature, a textbook prepared for teachers and teacher-training classes.
His reputation rests less on literary celebrity than on steady educational influence: he belonged to the generation of educators who helped formalize how English and literature were taught in schools and colleges.