Allen, John Jay

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ALLEN, John Jay

ALLEN, John Jay. American, b. 1932. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Professor of Spanish, University of Kentucky, Lexington, since 1983. Assistant Professor, 1960-66, Associate Professor, 1966-72, and Professor of Spanish, 1972-83, University of Florida, Gainesville. Publications: Don Quixote: Hero or Fool?, 1969, part II, 1979; (ed.) Don Quijote de La Mancha, 1977; The Reconstruction of a Spanish Golden Age Playhouse: El Corral del Principe 1583-1744, 1983. Address: 1153 Stirling Dr, Danville, KY 40422, U.S.A.