Background
Franks, Jill Miriam was born on February 28, 1957 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Daughter of Lewis Embree and Mary Baxter (Harris) Franks.
(Lawrence's experience of Italy's people, her past and her...)
Lawrence's experience of Italy's people, her past and her landscape enabled him to concretize a mythic dimension that he had previously employed without adequate integration in his texts. The myth most central to all of his works is resurrection. His rewriting of biblical narratives blends the apocalyptic principles and flavor of Christianity with the essential premise of pagan rebirth mythology - that fertility, virility and the body are sacred. Combining these two sources, Lawrence produces a religion of his own, which is encapsulated in his resurrection ideal. This study focuses on the works produced during his three Italian periods.
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Franks, Jill Miriam was born on February 28, 1957 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Daughter of Lewis Embree and Mary Baxter (Harris) Franks.
Bachelor in Political Science, University New Hampshire, 1978. Juris Doctor, Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1982. Master of Arts in English, University Massachusetts, 1987.
Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1992.
Instructor English Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1987-1988. Instructor law University Maryland, Livorno, Italy, 1989. Instructor Italian University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1990-1992.
Lecturer English University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1992-1995. Instructor English Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington, 1995-1996. Assistant professor English Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1996—2001, associate professor, 2001—2007, professor, since 2007.
(Lawrence's experience of Italy's people, her past and her...)
Member Modern Language Association, David Herbert Lawrence Society North America (executive committee since 1996).