John Dominic Boyd

Background

Boyd, John Dominic was born on August 4, 1916 in New York City. Son of William Joseph and Dora Agnes (McHugh) Boyd.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University, 1940; Ph.L., Woodstock College, 1941; Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Woodstock College, 1948; postgraduate, Rathfarnham College, Dublin, 1948-1949; Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1958.

Career

Joined, Society Jesus, 1934; ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1947; instructor English, Bellarmine College, Plattsburg, New York, 1955-1960; member of faculty, Fordham University, New York City, since 1960; Professor of English, Fordham University, 1971-1989; professor emeritus, Fordham University, since 1989; department chairman, Fordham University, 1971-1975; rector Murray-Weigel Hall, Fordham University, 1969-1973.

Achievements

• John Dominic Boyd has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A College Poetics

    (Represents a new concept in the poetry textbook) more sea...)

  • The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline

    (Function Of Mimesis And Its Decline, The, by Boyd, John D.)

  • The function of mimesis and its decline

    (Esemplare in buone condizioni. Copertina con lievi tracce...)

  • The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline

    (Literary Studies, Philosophy)

  • The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline
  • The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline
  • The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline by John D. Boyd (1968-05-03)

Membership

Member English Institute, Modern Language Association.

Connections

Father:

William Joseph Boyd

Mother:

Dora Agnes (McHugh) Boyd