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John Clayton

John J. Clayton grew up in New York City. Hre received his B.A. at Columbia College, his M.A. at N.Y.U., his PhD in modern literature at Indiana University in 1966. He taught at the University of Victoria and Boston University before settling at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he taught modern literature and creative writing until he retired inĀ 2001.