Jay Parini
Biographic Data
| ID | 1129654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jay Parini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jay |
| FAMILY NAME | Parini |
| SIGNATURE | PARINI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middlebury College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Writing Biographical Fiction
Jay Parini, author of three biographies and three biographical novels, reflects on the different strategies and approaches to both genres, clarifies the different kinds of “truths” each pictures, discusses the kind of ethical responsibilities authors have to their subject, and considers shifts in the understanding of history in relation to the rise of biofiction
The American Mythos
This essay examines the notion of an American narrative, looking at a variety of myths that have been prominent and that have, in various ways, shaped the concept of a nation devoted to Enlightenment and Anglo-Saxon ideals. These include liberty, equality, and justice, which can be traced to thinkers such as Montesquieu, as well as ideals laid out in the Magna Carta. These lofty ideals took the place of more traditional narratives and tribal alli…
Poems
Research Article| January 01 2004 Poems Jay Parini Jay Parini Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (2004) 103 (1): 149–158. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-103-1-149 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Jay Parini; Poems. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 January 2004; 103 (1): 149–158. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-103-1-149 Download cit…
Robert Frost
This fascinating reassessment of America's most popular and famous poet reveals a more complex and enigmatic man than many readers might expect. Jay Parini spent over twenty years interviewing friends of Robert Frost and working in the poet's archives at Dartmouth, Amherst, and elsewhere to produce this definitive and insightful biography of both the public and private man. While he depicts the various stages of Frost's colorful life, Parini also…
Beyond the Godfather
Francis Murphy Zauhar; Beyond the Godfather: Italian American Writers on the Real Italian American Experience. A. Kenneth Ciongoli and Jay Parini, Editors
The coming corporatist chill
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Journal Article The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. Jay Parini. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. 704 pages. $59.95 cloth. Get access The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. Jay Parini. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. 704 pages. $59.95 cloth. Andrew C. Higgins Andrew C. Higgins The American University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar MELUS, Volume 20, Issue 3, September 199…
John Steinbeck
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Journal Article The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. by Jay Parini and Brett C. Millier. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. xxxiv, 894 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-231-07836-6.) Get access Charles Altieri Charles Altieri University of California, Berkeley, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Pages 1258–1259, https://doi.org/10.23…
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Theodore Roethke
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Journal Article The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. by Jay Parini and Brett C. Millier. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. xxxiv, 894 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-231-07836-6.) Get access Charles Altieri Charles Altieri University of California, Berkeley, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Pages 1258–1259, https://doi.org/10.23…
Writing Biographical Fiction
Jay Parini, author of three biographies and three biographical novels, reflects on the different strategies and approaches to both genres, clarifies the different kinds of “truths” each pictures, discusses the kind of ethical responsibilities authors have to their subject, and considers shifts in the understanding of history in relation to the rise of biofiction
Theodore Roethke
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Journal Article The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. by Jay Parini and Brett C. Millier. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. xxxiv, 894 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-231-07836-6.) Get access Charles Altieri Charles Altieri University of California, Berkeley, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Pages 1258–1259, https://doi.org/10.23…
The Columbia History of American Poetry
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Journal Article The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. Jay Parini. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. 704 pages. $59.95 cloth. Get access The Columbia History of American Poetry. Ed. Jay Parini. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. 704 pages. $59.95 cloth. Andrew C. Higgins Andrew C. Higgins The American University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar MELUS, Volume 20, Issue 3, September 199…
John Steinbeck
The coming corporatist chill
Beyond the Godfather
Francis Murphy Zauhar; Beyond the Godfather: Italian American Writers on the Real Italian American Experience. A. Kenneth Ciongoli and Jay Parini, Editors
Robert Frost
This fascinating reassessment of America's most popular and famous poet reveals a more complex and enigmatic man than many readers might expect. Jay Parini spent over twenty years interviewing friends of Robert Frost and working in the poet's archives at Dartmouth, Amherst, and elsewhere to produce this definitive and insightful biography of both the public and private man. While he depicts the various stages of Frost's colorful life, Parini also…
Poems
Research Article| January 01 2004 Poems Jay Parini Jay Parini Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (2004) 103 (1): 149–158. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-103-1-149 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Jay Parini; Poems. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 January 2004; 103 (1): 149–158. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-103-1-149 Download cit…
The American Mythos
This essay examines the notion of an American narrative, looking at a variety of myths that have been prominent and that have, in various ways, shaped the concept of a nation devoted to Enlightenment and Anglo-Saxon ideals. These include liberty, equality, and justice, which can be traced to thinkers such as Montesquieu, as well as ideals laid out in the Magna Carta. These lofty ideals took the place of more traditional narratives and tribal alli…
Writing Biographical Fiction
Jay Parini, author of three biographies and three biographical novels, reflects on the different strategies and approaches to both genres, clarifies the different kinds of “truths” each pictures, discusses the kind of ethical responsibilities authors have to their subject, and considers shifts in the understanding of history in relation to the rise of biofiction
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