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Carter Curtis Revard (born March 25, 1931〔(Transcript of Interview with Megan Brown ), American Lives, Washington University at St. Louis, 16 April 2001〕) (Osage) is an American poet, scholar, and writer. He is Osage and French Canadian on his father's side and also has European-American ancestry; he grew up on the tribal reservation in Oklahoma.〔("Carter Revard" ), Storytellers: Native American Authors Online, 1997, accessed 31 March 2014〕 He had early education in a one-room schoolhouse, and won a scholarship for college, attending University of Tulsa for his BA. His Osage name, ''Nom-Peh-Wah-The'' (Nompehwahthe), was given to him in 1952 by his paternal grandmother Josephine Jump.〔 That year, he won a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate work at Oxford University. After completing a PhD at Yale University, Revard had most of his academic career at Washington University at St. Louis, where he specialized in medieval British literature and linguistics. Since 1980, Revard has become notable as a Native American poet and writer, and has published several books, as well as numerous articles about the literature. He has received numerous awards for this work. ==Early life and education == Revard was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma,〔 a town within the Osage Indian Reservation.〔 He grew up in the Buck Creek Valley about 20 miles east, where he and his twin sister were among seven siblings. They were of Osage, Ponca people, French,〔("American Indian Carter Revard discussed his poems with students in Berlin" ), US Embassy in Germany, 10 November 2006〕 Irish, and Scotch-Irish heritage.〔("Carter Revard" ), Poetry Foundation, 2014, accessed 31 March 2014〕 The children were taught up to the eighth grade in a one-room schoolhouse on the Osage reservation. He learned some Osage and Ponca, which are related languages. Revard and his classmates combined schoolwork with farming tasks and odd jobs; Revard also helped train greyhounds for racing. He went to Bartlesville College High;〔 Revard credits his teachers with inspiring his interest in literature and science. Winning a radio quiz scholarship, Revard attended the University of Tulsa, where he earned a BA. He was mentored by Professor Franklin Eikenberry, who supported him in applying for a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University, where Revard gained another BA.〔 After returning to the United States, he was encouraged by Eikenberry to do further graduate work. Revard earned a PhD in English at Yale University in 1959.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carter Revard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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