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Lewis E. (Lewis Edwards) Gates
1860–1924
A Harvard teacher and literary critic, he wrote thoughtful studies of English and American writers at the turn of the twentieth century. His work brings a classroom clarity to authors such as Tennyson, Hawthorne, Poe, and Charlotte Brontë.
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Three studies in literature
by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwards) Gates
About the author
Born in Warsaw, New York, in 1860, Lewis Edwards Gates became an educator and critic whose career was closely tied to Harvard. Sources describe him as a Harvard graduate who went on to teach there, eventually serving in English and contributing literary criticism to magazines as well as books.
Gates is best remembered for works including Three Studies in Literature and Studies and Appreciations, along with edited selections from writers such as Francis Jeffrey, John Henry Newman, and Matthew Arnold. His writing focused on close reading and literary judgment, with essays on major nineteenth-century authors and movements.
He died in 1924. Though not widely known today, his books still offer a window into how literature was taught and discussed in American universities in his era.