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Frantzen, Allen John was born on October 20, 1947 in New Hampton, Iowa, United States. Son of John Victor and Dorothy Mae (Birmingham) Frantzen.
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Desire for Origins: New Languages, Old English, and Teaching and Tradition
( To many folks, the study of Old English language and li...)
To many folks, the study of Old English language and literature may seem dull, moribund, rarefied, and largely irrelevant-- a subject only of concern to concern only to musty old academics in the ivory tower. Frantzen doesn't (directly) try to argue against this perception-- instead, he tries to investigate *why* this perception exists. His answer is an insightful and eye-opening investigation into the relationship among scholarship, ideology, and cultural relevance.
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Literature of Penance in Anglo-Saxon England
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Allen John Frantzen
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Allen John Frantzen, American English language educator. Named Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grantee, 1979, National Endowment forHumanities fellow, 1990-1991, Guggenheim Foundation fellow, 1994; recipient Tempo All-Professor Team, Humanities, Chicago Tribune, 1993. President Edgewater Community Council, Chicago, 1984-1985. With United States Army, 1969-1972, Korea.
Education
Bachelor, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1969; Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1976.
Career
Assistant Professor of English, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1976-1978; assistant Professor of English, Loyola University, Chicago, 1976-1982; associate professor, Loyola University, Chicago, 1983-1988; professor, Loyola University, Chicago, since 1988.
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Desire for Origins: New Languages, Old English, and Teaching and Tradition
( To many folks, the study of Old English language and li...)
- Literature of Penance in Anglo-Saxon England
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Desire for Origins: New Languages, Old English, and Teaching and Tradition
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President Edgewater Community Council, Chicago, 1984-1985. With United States Army, 1969-1972, Korea.
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Named Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grantee, 1979, National Endowment forHumanities fellow, 1990-1991, Guggenheim Foundation fellow, 1994. Recipient Tempo All-Professor Team, Humanities, Chicago Tribune, 1993.Named Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grantee, 1979, National Endowment forHumanities fellow, 1990-1991, Guggenheim Foundation fellow, 1994. Recipient Tempo All-Professor Team, Humanities, Chicago Tribune, 1993.