MARCUS CUNLIFFE

Marcus Cunliffe (1922-1990) was incontestably an important figure in American studies. In the early part of his academic career he helped to found the subject area in Britain, and he was later both awarded professorial appointments at the Universities of Manchester and Sussex and elected to the chairmanship of the British Association for American Studies, from which positions he served as a personal inspiration and professional mentor to several "generations" of UK American studies academics. Those who knew him and …