Paul Varner

NEW PUBLICATION:

Beatniks and Cowboys: Edward Dorn, Charles Olson, and the American West. Cambridge Scholars, 2020.

Paul Varner is a writer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is married to Dr. Jeanine Varner, through the years a former university provost, academic vice president, and academic dean. The Varners’ two children are a professional musician and a philosopher.

Dr. Varner served for years as Scholar-in-Residence in Language and Literature at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas and has developed a significant reputation for his expertise in literary Romanticism, Western American Literature, and the Beat Movement in the United States.

He is the editor of New Wests and Post-Wests: Literature and Film of the American West and Westerns: Paperback Novels and Movies from Hollywood, both published by Cambridge Scholars Press.

Other books include Historical Dictionary of Westerns in Cinema, Historical Dictionary of Westerns in Literature, Historical Dictionary of the Beat Movement, and, most recently, Historical Dictionary of Romanticism in Literature, all published by Rowman & Littlefield,

Besides his books, Varner has published articles on 18th Century British Drama and postmodern U.S. poetry.