Background
Quinn, Dennis B. was born on October 3, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Herbert John and Thelma Leona (Warren) Quinn.
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Iris Exiled: A Synoptic History of Wonder
(Iris Exiled is a critical history of wonder from the Bibl...)
Iris Exiled is a critical history of wonder from the Bible and Homer to modern times. Dennis Quinn examines the subject in relation to various disciplines and modes of discourse- philosophy, theology, poetry, art myth, history, rhetoric, psychology, education, and modern science. Quinn shows that wonder, originally seen as the principle of philosophy and poetry and as a passion essential to the highest order of education, has been weakened by certain intellectual, cultural, and religious shifts during the past 600 years. The history is synoptic in two senses of the word: it is comprehensive but selective, and illustrative not exhaustive. Iris Exiled is presented from a single theoretical perspective, that of the original understanding of wonder as developed and set forth by such authors as Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, John Ruskin, and Joseph Pieper, as well as a host of other writers of all kinds and from all eras of western history.
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Dennis B. Quinn
Edit ProfileEnglish language and literature educator
Dennis B. Quinn, American English language and literature educator. Recipient student Fulbright award, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1955-1956, research Fulbright award, Salamanca, Spain, 1962-1963; H. Bernard Fink Outstanding Teacher award University Kansas, 1965, Help Our Planet Earth Teaching award, 1969; National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1971; Kemper Teaching fellow, 1997. Served with United States Army, 1946-1948, Japan.
Education
Student, Creighton U., 1948-1950; Bachelor of Arts English, University of Wisconsin, 1951; Master of Arts in English, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in English, University of Wisconsin, 1958.
Career
Instructor English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1956-1960; assistant Professor of English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1960-1964; associate Professor of English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1964-1968; Professor of English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1968; director Pearson College, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1968-1975; director integrated humanities program, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1971-1979.
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Works
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Iris Exiled: A Synoptic History of Wonder
(Iris Exiled is a critical history of wonder from the Bibl...)
- Iris Exiled: A Synoptic History of Wonder by Quinn, Dennis (2002) Paperback
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Iris Exiled: A Synoptic History of Wonder
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1946-1948, Japan.
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Married Eva M. Jensen, August 13, 1952. Children— Timothy, Monica, Alison.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Education
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1950
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1951
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1952
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1958
Career
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1956 - 1960
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Recipient student Fulbright award, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1955-1956, research Fulbright award, Salamanca, Spain, 1962-1963. H. Bernard Fink Outstanding Teacher award University Kansas, 1965, Help Our Planet Earth Teaching award, 1969. National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1971. Kemper Teaching fellow, 1997.Recipient student Fulbright award, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1955-1956, research Fulbright award, Salamanca, Spain, 1962-1963. H. Bernard Fink Outstanding Teacher award University Kansas, 1965, Help Our Planet Earth Teaching award, 1969. National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1971.
Kemper Teaching fellow, 1997.