Paul Alfred Jorgensen

Background

Jorgensen, Paul Alfred was born on February 17, 1916 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Karl and Rose Josephine (Simmons) Jorgensen.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Santa Barbara State College, 1938; Master of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1945.

Career

Instructor English, Bakersfield (California) Junior College, 1945-1946; Instructor English, University of California, Berkeley, summer 1946; Instructor English, University of California, Davis, 1946-1947; member of faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1947; Professor of English, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1981; professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1981. Visiting professor U. Washington, summer 1966. Member editorial committee University of California Press, 1957-1960.

Member Humanities Institute University of California, 1967-1969. Member academic advisory council Shakespeare Globe Center North America.

Works

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  • Othello;: An outline guide to the play (Barnes & Noble focus books)

    (This guide combines literary, dramatic, and cultural appr...)

  • English Authors Series: William Shakespeare: The Tragedies

    (This volume details features of Shakespeare's tragedies.)

  • Othello: an outline-guide to the play
  • Our Naked Frailties: Sensational Art and Meaning in "Macbeth"
  • Othello: An outline guide to the play (Barnes & Noble focus books)

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, Shakespeare Association American (bibliographer 1954-1959), Renaissance Society of America, Philological Association, Pacific Coast (executive committee 1962-1963), International Shakespeare Association.

Connections

Married Virginia Frances Elfrink, January 3, 1942. Children: Mary Catherine, Elizabeth Ross Jorgensen Howard.

Father:

Karl Jorgensen

Mother:

Rose Josephine (Simmons) Jorgensen

Spouse:

Virginia Frances Elfrink

child:

Mary Catherine Jorgensen

child:

Elizabeth Ross Jorgensen Howard Jorgensen