▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁English ▁at ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University . ▁During ▁W W ▁II ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁Turner ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Duke ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁cha ired ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁English ▁for ▁six teen ▁years . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁from ▁Duke ▁University ▁as ▁professor ▁emer it us ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁taught ▁at ▁South west ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁. ▁ ▁Turner ▁wrote ▁four ▁books ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁sevent y ▁articles ▁published ▁in ▁scholar ly ▁journ als . ▁He ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁on ▁Nathan iel ▁Haw th or ne , ▁George ▁Washington ▁C able , ▁and ▁Mark ▁Tw ain . ▁Turner ▁was ▁man aging ▁editor ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁then ▁editor ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁for ▁American ▁Liter ature ▁( pub lished ▁by ▁Duke ▁University ▁Press ). ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁Resources ▁for ▁American ▁Liter ary ▁Study , ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Qu arter ly , ▁the ▁Ar ling ton ▁Qu arter ly