William A Owens

Biographic Data

ID240351
NAMEWilliam A Owens
GIVEN NAMESWilliam A
FAMILY NAMEOwens
SIGNATUREOWENS W A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Georgia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS31
TOTAL CITATIONS52
AUTHOR COUNT31
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1942
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX3

  • Literal Truth, Mythic Truth and Narrative in Longus’s Daphnis and Chloe

    William A Owens, William OwensCHAPTERThe Spirit of Aristophanes2024

  • Literal Truth, Mythic Truth and Narrative in Longus’s Daphnis and Chloe

    William A Owens, William OwensCHAPTERSpirit of Aristophanes2024

    This essay considers the narrative genres of mythos and logos and their relation to the ideology of Daphnis and Chloe . Longus asserts that his novel will be both pleasurable and useful (Pr.3), rejecting the choice posed by Thucydides between pleasure or utility (1.22.4), mythos or logos . Three inserted mythoi give the protagonists pleasure despite the disturbing violence done to the female protagonists. Chloe, too, is the subject of a mythos cr…

  • Individuality in a Developmental Context: Some Empirical and Theoretical Considerations

    Open AccessMichael D Mumford, William A OwensARTICLEHuman Development2009

    It has been suggested that human development is best conceived as the result of a dynamic, ongoing interchange between the individual and the environment. While it is open to question whether the trait model can provide an adequate summary description of individuality in this context, it is possible that a classification or typological model might be of some value. In order to investigate this possibility, an attempt was made to identify common p…

  • The Sources of Military Change: Culture, Politics, Technology

    Deborah D Avant, Jeremy Black et al.BOOKThe Sources of Military Change2002

    In varying circumstances, military organizations around the world are undergoing major restructuring. This book explores why, and how, militaries change. The authors focus on a complex of three influencing factors—cultural norms, politics, and new technology—offering a historical perspective of more than a century. Their analyses range from developing states to Russia, Britain, the U.S., and NATO. Throughout, they reveal the manifold interactions…

  • The FP Interview: Reinventing War

    William Nash, William A Owens et al.ARTICLEForeign Policy2001

  • Lifting the Fog of War

    Eliot A Cohen, William A Owens et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs2000

  • Preservice Teachers' Feedback about the Internet and the Implications for Social Studies Educators

    William A Owens, William T OwensARTICLEThe Social Studies1999Cited by: 2References: 2

  • America's Information Edge

    Joseph S Nye, William A OwensARTICLEForeign Affairs1996Cited by: 34

    Knowledge, more than ever before, is power. The one country that can best lead the information revolution will be more powerful than any other. For the foreseeable future, that country is the United States. Amer ica has apparent strength in military power and economic production. Yet its more subtle comparative advantage is its ability to collect, process, act upon, and disseminate information, an edge that will almost certainly grow over the nex…

  • Eye-Deep in Hell: A Memoir of the Liberation of the Philippines, 1944-45

    William M Leary, William A OwensARTICLEJournal of American History1990

    Journal Article Eye-Deep in Hell: A Memoir of the Liberation of the Philippines, 1944–45. By William A. Owens. (Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1989. xiv + 245 pp. $24.95.) Get access William M. Leary William M. Leary University of Georgia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 1, June 1990, Page 359, https://doi.org/10.2307/2078769 Published: 01 June 199…

  • Life History Prototypes in the Study of Human Individuality

    Open AccessGarnett S Stokes, Michael D Mumford et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality1989

    Using biographical data collected in late adolescence and young adulthood, prototypes or subgroups of individuals with similar patterns of prior behaviors and experiences were empirically identified The prototypes are described, and the pathways taken by the prototypes from adolescence to adulthood are examined Focusing on the various pathways or trajectories followed by different prototypes, we discuss implications of prototype membership for co…

  • Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song

    Sylvia Ann Grider, William A OwensARTICLEWestern Folklore1985

  • And Other Neighborly Names: Social Progress and Cultural Image in Texas Folklore

    William A Owens, Richard Bauman et al.ARTICLEEthnomusicology1985

  • Singing Cowboys and All That Jazz: A Short History of Popular Music in Oklahoma

    Ronald L Davis, William W Savage et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1984

    Journal Article Singing Cowboys and All That Jazz: A Short History of Popular Music in Oklahoma and Tell me a story, sing me a song: A Texas Chronicle Get access Singing Cowboys and All That Jazz: A Short History of Popular Music in Oklahoma. By Savage William W.Jr. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983. xii + 185 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. $14.95.)Tell me a story, sing me a song: A Texas Chronicle. By Owens William A.. (Austin…

  • Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song: A Texas Chronicle

    James C Mcnutt, William A OwensARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1984

  • Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song: A Texas Chronicle

    John O West, William A OwensARTICLEEthnomusicology1984

  • Who Should Belong to AAP

    William A OwensARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1983

  • Who Should Belong to AAP

    William A OwensARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1983

  • Texas Folk Songs

    Richard M Dorson, William A Owens et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1978

    Journal Article Texas Folk Songs. Second edition. By William A. Owens and Jessie Ann Owens. (Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1976. xvii + 190 pp. Source notes and indexes. $15.00.) Get access Richard M. Dorson Richard M. Dorson Indiana University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 1, June 1978, Pages 212–213, https://doi.org/10.2307/1888236 Published:…

  • A Fair and Happy Land

    Ross Evans Paulson, William A OwensARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1976

  • A Fair and Happy Land

    Dwight L Smith, William A OwensARTICLEJournal of American History1976

  • A Fair and Happy Land: A Chronicle of Frontier America

    James W Goodrich, William A OwensARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1976

    Journal Article A Fair and Happy Land: A Chronicle of Frontier America Get access A Fair and Happy Land: A Chronicle of Frontier America. By Owens William A.. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. xiv, 317 p. Illustrations, maps, index. $10.95.) Tames W. Goodrich Tames W. Goodrich State Historical Society of Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 7, Issue 4, Octob…

  • Word Association as a Function of Biodata Subgrouping

    Cheryl Eberhard, William A OwensARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology1975References: 3

  • A quasi-actuarial basis for individual assessment

    William A OwensARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1971Cited by: 7References: 4

  • Toward one discipline of scientific psychology

    William A OwensARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1968Cited by: 9

  • Slave Mutiny. The Revolt on the Schooner Amistad

    Marian Stoll, William A OwensARTICLEThe New England Quarterly1953