Synopsis:
I received my B.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Hobart
College in 1967 and did my graduate work at the University of Michigan
where I obtained an M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1973) in Comparative Literature
with concentrations in Spanish, English, and French Medieval literatures.
My interests are very wide ranging but revolve around four things:
1) the medieval survival and adaptation of classical texts (particularly
those having to do with the Argonatica or the legend of Jason and
Medea), 2) the fifteenth-century Spanish love lyric and satire,
3) the classical and early modern concept of adornment and beauty,
and 4) humanities computing.
I have published on the medieval version of the Argonautica (The
Medieval Argonautica, Studia Humanitatis, 1979). This book is about
the popularity of the tale at that time, however, the story of
Jason and Medea was used at the court of the dukes of Burgundy
as the foundation legend of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and
it is the source of many works produced during the Spanish Golden
Age. I hope to round my earlier study with another book on the
influence of the Order of the Golden Fleece on sixteenth and seventeenth
century literature.
I have always been interested in how Spanish poets of the fifteenth
century could create very memorable poems out of a consciously
restricted set of themes, forms, and lexicon. This interest has
led to the publication of books on the lyric poetry of fifteenth
century Spain (Cancionero de obras de burlas provocantes a
risa Valencia, 1519. Valencia: Albatros, 1988; and, Love
and Remembrance: The Poetry of Jorge Manrique. Lexington: U of Kentucky P, 1988).
These two books represent two opposite poles in medieval descriptions
of people that have required me to deepen my research into the
attitudes expressed when describing the use of adornment and cosmetics.
I am currently working on a book tentatively called: Altering
the Cosmos: The Evolution of Medieval and Renaissance Cultural
Attitudes
toward Adornment and Cosmetics, which has already produced articles
and reviews on adornment and cosmetics in medieval and Golden Age
literature. Some of those articles will lead as well to a study
and a new edition of Carajicomedia.
I am co-editor and author with George Greenia of the two volumes
on medieval Castilian literature of Bruccoli, Clark, Layman's Dictionary
of Literary Biography. These volumes contain the most extensive
and up-to-date review articles on medieval authors written by experts
in the field. The first one appeared in 2003 (Castilian Writers,
1400-1500, Volume 286. Bruccoli, Clark, Layman. Detroit, Washington,
London: The Gale Group, 2003) and the second in 2007 (Castilian
Writers, Beginnings to 1400).
From 1989 to 1994, I was a fellow at the Institute for Academic
Technology. At the Institute, I worked on an electronic edition
and database of the Coplas of Jorge Manrique, on the creation
of a humanist's textual workstation, and on the problems that accompany
the creation of huge text databases, the shift of humanities research
to a computer environment, and on the early development of the
Departmental webpage. My interest in computing resulted as well
in three major publications: a computer-based Spanish language
tutorial program for first and second year called Spanish MicroTutor (Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich 1989), which won an EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL award. Spanish
MicroTutor was the result of many years of work
on the application of what was then a new medium—the microcomputer—to
language learning. Nothing of its range and quality had been done
for it before. This was my first exposure to humanities computing,
but not my last. It was followed by ¡Atajo! [Heinle & Heinle,
with Jim Noblitt and Willem Pet, 1994, 1995, 1999; an entirely
new version appeared in 2004], a program that provides lexical
and gramatical support for composition, and, by Mundos Hispanos (Heinle & Heinle
1997), a multimedia program for first year Spanish. Currently,
my real interest, however, is in the use of
the computer on the internet for publication and research.
I have been associate editor of Hispania (1992-01); editor of
our Newsletter; as well as, managing editor of our publications
between 1995-2003, while I was chair of Romance Languages (Hispanófila,
Romance Notes, the Series in Romance Languages and Literatures).
Currently, I am review editor of Hispanófila (1989-), Spanish
Series editor of the Dictionary of Literary Biography (1999-2007),
and editor of Studies in Romance Languages and Literatures and
chair of the Publications Board since 2003. In addition, I am a
frequent reviewer for the National Endowment for the Humanities
and have been a member of the Modern Language Association's Committee
on Computers and Emerging Technologies.
Service:
Chair of Romance Languages from 1995-2003; Director of Graduate
Studies from 1990-1995; Director of the FLRC from 1976-1995;
Program Director, UNC-Year at Seville from 1983-87; Undergraduate
Advisor from 1975-1980; Spanish Graduate Adviser 2006-2008; Spanish
and Minor Romance Languages Book Chair since 1977; member, MLA
Division of Medieval Spanish Literature (Secretary 2006 and President
2007).
Fellowships, Grants, and Honors:
American Council of Learned Societies (1982); the National Endowment
for the Humanities Fellowship (1982); National Endowment Institute
on the establishment of the New World colonies ("American
Encounters: New Societies in a New World," Director, 1992);
Fellow of the Institute for Academic Technology (1989-1994).
Grants: U.S. Department of Education, Office of International
Studies and Research (1993-1995); Program for Cultural Cooperation
between Spain's Ministry of Culture and North American Universities
(1988); U.S. Department of Education, Office of International
Studies and Research (1987-1988); U.S. Department of Education,
Office of International Studies and Research (1985-87); Lindau
Foundation (1983-85, 1987), IBM ACIS (1986-89); IBM ACIS Project
Grant (1984-1989); Lindau Foundation (1983-85, 1987); also, nominated
for a Post-Baccalaureate Distinguished Teaching Award (1998)
and a University-Wide Teaching Award (1994).
Courses:
Basic Language Courses: I have taught a wide variety of language,
conversation, and civilization courses, and 1c during the summer.
Major Courses: Span 71 (New 371: Survey of Spanish Literature to
1700) and Span 126 (History of the Spanish Language).
Graduate Courses: Span 201 (New 701: Beginnings of Castilian Hegemony
to 1369); Span 202 (New 702: Beginnings of Castilian Hegemony from
1369 to 1504), and Span. 221 (Historical Phonology). My core courses,
however, are 701 and 702. In both, I strive to give students a
wide panorama of Castilian medieval literature and culture, while
addressing fundamental issues of medieval ethnology, geography,
and gender relations. The homepages for these courses (see below)
contain extensive syllabi and bibliographies. (Consult the most
recent course I have given for an updated bibliography.)
Thesis and Dissertations:
I have directed 12 theses and 18 dissertations in Medieval and
Golden Age literature, and have been a reader for about 160
others.
2007-2008 Publications:
“Sailing to Paradise: Nautical Language and Meaning in Columbus’s
Diario de abordo and Cervantes’s Persiles
y Sigismunda (I-II).” Hispania 90.2 (2007): 193-204.
“Monkey Business in Carajicomedia: The Parody of Fray Ambrosio Montesino
as ‘Fray Bugeo’. eHumanista 7 (2007): 1-27.
“Chains of Iron, Gold, and Devotion: Images of Earthly and Divine
Justice in Memorias of Doña Leonor López de Córdoba.” In,
Medieval Iberia: Crossroads of Culture. Edited by Ivy A. Corfis.
Oxford: Boydell & Brewer, 2006.
“La parodia del traductor en Carajicomedia: Fray Bugeo Montesino
y Fray Juan de Hempudia." In, Cultura y Humanismo: La
traducción
de los siglos XIV al XVII. Edited by Roxana Recio. Valladolid:
Universidad de Valladolid, 2007.
Domínguez, Frank A. and George D. Greenia, eds. Castilian
Writers, Beginnings to 1400. Dictionary of
Literary Biography Vol 337.
Bruccoli, Clark, Layman. Detroit, Washington, London: The Gale
Group, 2007.
“Poema de Fernán González.” In, Castilian
Writers, Beginnings to 1400. Edited by F. A. Domínguez and George
D. Greenia. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol.
337.
Bruccoli, Clark, Layman. Detroit, Washington, London: The Gale
Group, Spring
2007.
“El Libro del caballero Zifar.” In, Castilian Writers,
Beginnings to 1400. Edited by F. A. Domínguez and George D. Greenia.
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol 337 . Bruccoli,
Clark, Layman. Detroit, Washington, London: The Gale Group, Spring
2007.
“Carajicomedia and Fernando el Católico's Body: The Identities
of Diego Fajardo and María de Vellasco.” Bulletin
of Hispanic Studies (accepted)
Projects:
I am working on four book projects, tentatively titled:
• Altering the Cosmos: The Evolution of Medieval and Renaissance
Cultural Attitudes on Adornments and Cosmetics
•
The Order of the Golden Fleece and Hapsburg Imperial Ideology,
1500-1700
•
Carajicomedia (1519): A Critical Edition
•
Studies on Carajicomedia
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