Background
Parr, James Allan was born on October 7, 1936 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Son of James William and Virginia Alice (Bragg) Parr.
(This is a study of major figures, texts, and periods in S...)
This is a study of major figures, texts, and periods in Spanish literature prior to 1700. It applies - and interrogates - modern critical theory. Contributing to its cohesiveness are the time span addressed (1330-1630) and the emphasis throughout on literary tradition and critical approaches. It is inspired partly by Ramiro de Maeztu's 1926 monograph, Don Quixote, Don Juan y la Celestina, devoted to the three characters Maeztu felt to be the most important in the Spanish literary canon. The twelve chapters focus largely on the first two of those figures, but also include Celestina. The volume is divided into three parts. The first of these deals with Don Quixote, the second centers around the Don Juan figure created by Tirso de Molina, while the third ventures farther back in time to treat the major texts of the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries, along with the problematic period concepts "Renaissance" and "Baroque." James A. Parr is Professor of Spanish at the University of California, Riverside.
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Parr, James Allan was born on October 7, 1936 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Son of James William and Virginia Alice (Bragg) Parr.
Bachelor, Ohio University, 1959. Master of Arts, Ohio University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1967.
Professor, chairman Murray (Kentucky) State University, 1964-1970. Professor University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1970-1990, University California, Riverside, since 1990, distinguished professor, since 2010. Director National Defense Education Act Institute, summers, 1966, 67, 69.
(This is a study of major figures, texts, and periods in S...)
(This book is out of print.)
Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (president), Cervantes Society of America (president).
Married Francizska Duda, May 4, 1957 (divorced 1967): 1 child, Jacqueline. Married Carmen Salazar, August 19, 1968 (divorced 1980). Married Patricia Catherine Brinck, June 28, 1985.