Background

Abbott, Horace Porter was born on November 21, 1940 in Baltimore. Son of Horace P. and Barbara Ann (Trueblood) Abbott.

Education

Bachelor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1962. Master of Arts, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968.

Career

From assistant professor to associate professor University California, Santa Barbara, 1966-1982, professor, 1982—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005, chair English, 1983-1987, 90, acting dean humanities and fine arts, 1992-1994, acting director Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, 1999—2001. Lecturer, instructor Yeats Summer School, Sligo, Ireland, 1989.

Achievements

• Horace Porter Abbott has been listed as a noteworthy English literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

    (This study is designed to help readers understand what na...)

  • The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

    (What is narrative? How does it work and how does it shape...)

  • Diary Fiction: Writing As Action

    (This book explores how a personal diary can be employed a...)

  • The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative by Abbott, H. Porter Cambridge University Press, 2008 ( Paperback ) 2nd edition Paperback
  • Beckett Writing Beckett: The Author in the Autograph

    (Book by Porter Abbott)

  • The Fiction of Samuel Beckett: Form and Effect (Perspectives in Criticism, 22)
  • The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) by Porter Abbott, H. (2002) Paperback
  • The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) 2nd edition by Abbott, H. Porter (2008) Paperback
  • (The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative) Author: H. Porter Abbott published on (April, 2008)

Membership

President Foothill Preservation League, Santa Barbara, 1996-2004. Member Modern Language Association, Samuel Beckett Society (president 1962-1964), Society for the Study of Narrative Literature, Society for Literature Science and the Arts, Modernist Studies Association.

Connections

Married Anita Vaivods, June 25, 1966. Children: Jason, Byram.

Father:

Horace P. Abbott

Mother:

Barbara Ann (Trueblood) Abbott

Spouse:

Anita Vaivods

child:

Jason Abbott

child:

Byram Abbott