Background
King, Katherine Callen was born on October 27, 1942 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Daughter of John Callen and Mary Tenbroek (Kelly) King.
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The powerful portrait of the glorious Greek warrior Achilles presented in Homer's Iliad imbued a particular soldier with transcendent value, linking "soldier" with "hero" in Western culture. Tracing Achilles' appearances in the works of poets, generals, philosophers, priests, and patriots, Katherine Callen King establishes the moral or political significance attached to the hero as a response to shifting mores and contemporary issues.
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writer comparative literature educator
King, Katherine Callen was born on October 27, 1942 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Daughter of John Callen and Mary Tenbroek (Kelly) King.
AB, Vassar College, 1967. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1978.
Instructor, John Jay College, New York City, 1970-1972; assistant professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1978-1985; associate professor, University of California, Los Angeles, since 1985; chair program in comparative literature, University of California, Los Angeles, since 1996. Member steering committee Concerned Faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1982.
( The powerful portrait of the glorious Greek warrior Ach...)
Member Modern Language Association, American Civil Liberties Union, American Comparative Literature Association, International Comparative Literature Association, American Philological Association, American Federation Teachers (vice president local 1990 1995-2000), Amnesty International.
Married Arthur Edward Strimling, December 24, 1961 (divorced 1975). Children: Eric King Strimling, Ethan King Strimling.