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Grimshaw, James Albert was born on December 10, 1940 in Kingsville, Texas, United States. Son of James A. and John Maurine (Haley) Grimshaw.
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Understanding Robert Penn Warren
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"Understanding Robert Penn Warren" offers a comprehensive introduction to and commentary on the fiction, poetry and drama of one of the 20th century's most versatile writers and the first author to be honoured as US poet laureate. Grimshaw examines the writer's views about the primacy of self-knowledge and explores not only the painful and arduous path his protagonists must follow to gain such knowledge but also the inter-relationship of his artistic endeavours, which were woven together by common thematic concerns - history, time, truth, responsibility, love, hope and endurance. Underscoring the poet laureate's extensive achievements in the realm of letters, Grimshaw discusses Warren's focus on the universal concerns of society. While proposing that Warren comes as close as any writer of his generation to presenting a synoptic view of the human condition, Grimshaw draws primary attention to Warren's storytelling ability - a talent he rates as Warren's greatest legacy.
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James Albert Grimshaw
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James Albert Grimshaw, American English language educator. Member vestry Epiphany Episcopal Church, Commerce, Texas, 1989-1991, senior warden, 95-96. Member American Literature Association, National Bison Association, Association of Literary Scholars andCritics, Society for Study of Southern Literature, Bibliographical Society University of Virginia, S. Control Modern Language Association, Bibliographical Society American.
Education
Bachelor in English, Texas Technology U., 1962; Master of Arts in English, Texas Technology U., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in English, Louisiana State University, 1972.
Career
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1962;
advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force
retired, United States Air Force, 1983;
instructor in English, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1968-1970;
assistant professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1970-1974;
associate professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1974-1980;
professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1980-1983;
professor and department head, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. (formerly East Texas State University), Commerce, 1983-1990;
professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. (formerly East Texas State University), Commerce, since 1990;
regent's professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. (formerly East Texas State University), Commerce, since 1995. President Northeast Texas Organisation of Language Educators, Commerce, 1984-1985, S. Center Association Depts. English, 1984-1985, Texas Association Depts.
English, Commerce, 1988-1989. Chairman Robert Penn Warren Advisory Group, Bowling Green, Kentucky,1990-1998. President Robert Penn Warren Circle, Durham, North Carolina, 1991-1993.
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Understanding Robert Penn Warren
("Understanding Robert Penn Warren" offers a comprehensive...)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography: Robert Penn Warren, a Documentary Volume (Dictionary of Literary Biography)
- Understanding Robert Penn Warren by Grimshaw Jr., James A. (2001) Hardcover
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Understanding Robert Penn Warren
Membership
Member vestry Epiphany Episcopal Church, Commerce, Texas, 1989-1991, senior warden, 95-96. Member American Literature Association, National Bison Association, Association of Literary Scholars andCritics, Society for Study of Southern Literature, Bibliographical Society University of Virginia, S. Control Modern Language Association, Bibliographical Society American.
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Avocations: swimming, gardening, cross-country skiing, chess, 5-string banjo, raising bison and peafowl. E-mail: [email protected].
Connections
Married Glenda Darlene Hargett, June 10, 1961. Children: Courtney Anne, James A. IV.
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American
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Decorated Bronze Star medal United States Air Force, Vietnam, 1965-1966. Recipient Distinguished Faculty award, Faculty Senate East Texas State University, Commerce, 1988, 95, East Texas State University Honors Professor of Year award, 1993, Texas Association of College Teachers Distinguished Faculty Tchg. award, 1992-1993. Named to the Flannery O'Connor Visiting Professorship, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1977, visiting fellow in bibliography, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library., YaleU., New Haven, Connecticut, 1979-1980.Decorated Bronze Star medal United States Air Force, Vietnam, 1965-1966. Recipient Distinguished Faculty award, Faculty Senate East Texas State University, Commerce, 1988, 95, East Texas State University Honors Professor of Year award, 1993, Texas Association of College Teachers Distinguished Faculty Tchg. award, 1992-1993. Named to the Flannery O'Connor Visiting Professorship, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1977, visiting fellow in bibliography, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library., YaleU., New Haven, Connecticut, 1979-1980.