VanDerBeets, Richard (1932-2005)
Date Updated
10-24-2019
Department
English
Academic Rank
Associate Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1993
Educational Background
University of the Pacific, Am. Lit., 1973 Ph.D.
University of Idaho, English, 1963 MA
San Jose State College, English, 1959 BA,
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1968-1993
Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, 1965-1966
Menlo College, Menlo Park, CA, 1963-1964
Administrative and Professional Experience
Literary Agent, WEST COAST LITERARY ASSOCIATES (sole proprietorship), 1990‑present.
Selected Publications
George Sanders: An Exhausted Life. Lanham, MD: Madison Books, 1990. Reprinted London: Robson Books, 1991. Paperback edition, 1992
The Indian Captivity Narrative.' An American Genre. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1984.
Held Captive By Indians: Selected Narratives, 1642‑1836 (ed). Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1973. Paperback edition, 1994.
Classic Short Fiction: An International Collection (co‑ed). Indianapolis: BobbsMerrill, 1972.
Drama: A Critical Collection (co‑ed). New York: Harper & Row, 1971.
A Critical Guide to Herman Melville (co‑ed). Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1971.
American Short Fiction: Readings and Criticism (co‑ed). Indianapolis: Bobbs‑Merrill, 1970.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: An Edition (co‑ed). Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1970.
A Guide to Henry James' The Ambassadors. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1969.
Files
Personal Commentary
Date Completed: 9/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.