Background
Weiger, John George was born on February 6, 1933 in Dresden, Germany. Son of Willy and Elisabeth (Prinz) Weiger. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.
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There have been many interpretations of Cervantes' works over the centuries. In this 1986 book, John G. Weiger examines what he considers to be the 'substance' of Cervantes: the writer's attitude toward originality, his concern for the reader's visualization of the action and the setting, his understanding of optical illusion, his use of the commonplace, and his view of himself in relation to his contemporaries. Weiger explores Cervantes' use of these and related elements, such as imitation, parody, and the reading process, in Don Quixote, the Exemplary Tales, La Galatea, Persiles y Sigismunda, and some of his theatrical works. Of interest to students as well as scholars of Spanish and world literature, this book offers more than exegetical explication. Rather, it is an examination of the foundation upon which Cervantes constructed his works, from the early La Galatea (1585) to the posthumously published Persiles y Sigismunda (1617).
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(Virtues's place in Spanish drama is partly as one of the ...)
Virtues's place in Spanish drama is partly as one of the few to attempt tragedy, partly as one of the precursors of the national comedia, but above all as a pivotal figure in an important transitional period of Spain's political and cultural history.
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Weiger, John George was born on February 6, 1933 in Dresden, Germany. Son of Willy and Elisabeth (Prinz) Weiger. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.
Bachelor, Middlebury College, 1955. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy (National Defense Education Act fellow), Indiana University, 1966.
Instructor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1955-1957; Instructor, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1957-1958; instructor Romance languages, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1958-1962; assistant professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1964-1967; associate professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1967-1973; professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1973-1998; professor emeritus, U. Vermont, Burlington, since 1998; vice chairman Romance language Department, University Vermont, Burlington, 1964-1968; chairman, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1994-1998; assistant dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1968-1969; associate dean, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1969-1971; dean, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1971-1976; institutional representative for, Rhodes scholarships, Danforth fellowships, Turrell Fund scholarships, 1971-1976; program chairman, George Aiken lecture series, 1975; visiting lecturer, U. Bologna, 1978, 87; visiting lecturer, U. Venice, Italy, 1987; visiting lecturer, U. Valencia, Spain, 1987; Cervantes lecturer, Fordham University, 1990. Consultant Eirik Borve, Inc., since 1979.
(Virtues's place in Spanish drama is partly as one of the ...)
(There have been many interpretations of Cervantes' works ...)
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Member Modern Language Association (chairman comedia section 1970-1971), Renaissance Society of America, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (chairman committee honorary members and fellows 1984), The Comediantes, International Association Hispanists, Cervantes Society of America, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Iota, Phi Eta Sigma (honorary).
Married Leslie Lawrence Carpenter, December 28, 1955. Children: Robert Boyden, Mark Owen, Heidi Elaine.