DENNIS A. KLEIN, PH.D.


e-mail:
dklein@usd.edu
  

Welcome to my website. Since most of what
is in the following pages is of a professional nature,
this paragraph will tell you something of my other 
interests, avocations, and hobbies.  I love to travel. 
I have been to all 50 states, most Canadian provinces,
Mexico, all of Central America, Colombia, a few of 
the islands in the Caribbean, all of Western Europe, much of Asia,
Israel, Egypt, and Morocco. I travel to do research; 
visit friends and relatives; pray at Orthodox synagogues; 
serve as a volunteer in the Israeli Defense Forces; view art;
attend performances of theatre, opera, and ballet; 
and ride roller coasters. I am also a serious bodybuilder.
I read a great deal mostly books on Jewish history 
and Law, as well as on the arts. I look forward to 
retiring as soon as possible, not because I don't like 
my professional life, but rather to select where I wish 
to live; a large home in Texas might be nice.
 
My goals for the future are to develop my mind, 
soul, and body to their full potential; and integrate 
the diverse aspects of my life.   I hope one day to 
be able to speak conversational Hebrew with the 
facility that I have in English and Spanish; to be able
to read with comprehension the Torah in the original 
Hebrew; and to develop a deeper and broader knowledge
than I have now of literature, music, opera, and ballet.  
In brief, I want to enjoy productively the rest of my life. 
Now you may wish to read about my professional 
accomplishments.  
 
               

 CONTENTS

 

Education

B.S.E. 1965 University of Kansas (Secondary Spanish Education)

M.A. 1967 University of Kansas (Spanish Language & Literature)

Ph.D. 1973 University of Massachusetts (Modern Spanish Drama)

DISSERTATION: "A Critical Bibliography of the Theatre of Federico García Lorca: 1940-1970"

Grants for Further Development

2002 Writer-in-Residence, Julia and David White Artists' Colony, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica

2001 Writer-in Residence, Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain

1999 NEH Summer Institute on the Text and Context of the 19th century novel La Regenta, Duke University.

1997 Fulbright Summer Seminar in Colombia on the country's diversity.

1995 NEH Summer Seminar on Latin American Poetry and Poetics, Claremont (California) Graduate School.

1994 NEH Institute on Golden Age Spanish Drama, The Pennsylvania State University.

1994 Faculty Development Grant; summer research in Madrid.

1993 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on the Bible as Literature, Yale University.

1992 Office of Research Grant; research in London.

1991 Faculty Development Grant; research in Madrid during summer.

1990 Faculty development grant; research in Madrid during sabbatical leave and summer.

1989 Bush Foundation faculty development grant; summer research in Madrid.

1984 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on Hispanic Drama, State University of New York at Stony Brook.

1981 Exxon Foundation Workshop on the Development of Foreign Languages and Literature Programs, New York City.

1979 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on Avant-Garde Theatre, New York University.

Professional Experience

1976-present University of South Dakota:

       1999-present Special Assistant to the Dean, College of Fine Art
       1983-99 Professor of Spanish
       1984-1987 Director, University Honors Program
       1978-1983 Associate Professor
       1976-1978 Assistant Professor

1975-1976 Visiting Instructor, The University of Missouri-Rolla

1973-1975 Assistant Professor, Southwest Missouri State University

Professional Memberships

Modern Language Association

Sigma Delta Pi-Spanish Honor Society

Pi Delta Phi-French Honor Society

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Conference Papers  

"Teacher as Model,"   National Conference on Teaching English as  Second Language, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, 2006.

 

"Historical Perspective on the Jewish Characters in the Novels of Benito Perez Galdos," Northeast Modern Language Association, 2001 (subsequently published).

 

"Angels in America as Jewish-American Drama," Modern Language Association, 2000 (revised and subsequently published).

"Dramatizations of the Spanish Conquest of the New World: The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Las Casas. Una hoguera en el almanecer,and Cuautémoc," Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1998.

"Sex, War, and Jewish Law in Four Plays About King David and His Family," Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1996.

"Using Music in the Spanish Literature Classroom," Modern Language Association, 1995.

"Rosalía de Castro's Love Letter to the Land," Conference on Women and the Land, University of South Dakota, 1995.

"Israel Horovitz's Alfred Trilogy and His Debt to Aeschylus," Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1993. (Revised and published; see below.)

"Max Aub's Theatre of the Holocaust," Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1992.

"Bernarda Alba's Response to Widowhood," Conference on Women and Diversity, University of South Dakota, 1992.

"A Comparative Study of Miguel de Unamuno's Raquel encadenada and García Lorca's Yerma." Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1991.

"A Feminist Approach to Peter Shaffer's Yonadab," Popular Culture Association, 1989.

"Women's Bodies in the Plays of Elisa Lerner," Conference on Body Politics, 1989.

"A Feminist Exploration of Jewish Law and Practice," Conference on Women and Equality", 1988.

"Peter Shaffer's Yonadab: The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Equus, and Amadeus Revisited in the Court of King David," Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1987.

"Literature of the Oppressed: The Poetry and Drama of Federico García Lorca," Conference on Literature of the Oppressed, Bethel College (St. Paul, MN), 1986.

"The Traditional Role of Spanish Women as Seen in Four Plays by Federico García Lorca," Women in the World Conference, 1986.

"The Musical Substructure in the Theatre of Peter Shaffer," Comparative Drama Conference, University of Florida, 1986.

"The Plays of Elisa Lerner," Modern Language Association, 1985.

"The Roles of the Women in Peter Shaffer's Plays, "Womenspeak Conference, 1985.

"The Current State of Jewish Life and Letters in Madrid," Baruch College of the City University of New York, 1983.

"Literary Onomastics in Peter Shaffer's Shrivings and Equus," Literary Onomastics Society, 1979. (Subsequently published; see below.)

"Teaching Spanish Literature under Open Admissions," Modern Language Association, 1977.

"Christological Imagery in Lorca's Yerma,:" Modern Language Association, 1977 (Subsequently published; see below.)

"An Image of Women in the European Theatre from Molière to Peter Shaffer," University of Missouri-Rolla, 1976.

"The Image and Dramatic Function of the Male Characters in the Theatre of Federico García Lorca," Missouri Philological Association, 1976. (Revised and subsequently published; see below.)

"Children in the Theatre of Federico García Lorca," Arkansas Philological Association, 1975. (Subsequently published; see below.)

Courses I Have Taught

English as a Second Language Composition
English as a Second Language Conversation
Business English
Public Speaking for English as a Second Language
Research Writing for English as a Second Language
Elementary Spanish
Intermediate Spanish
Introduction to Spanish Readings
Introduction to Spanish Culture
Introduction to Latin-American Culture
Advanced Spanish Grammar
Spanish Composition
Survey of Spanish Literature
Survey of Latin-American Literature
Spanish Civilization
Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature
Nineteenth-Century Spanish Drama
Latin-American Poetry and Short Story

Publications

Articles


"Historical Perspective on the Jewish Characters in the Novels of Benito Perez Galdos," Modern Jewish Studies (in press).

"Sex, War, and Jewish Law in Four Plays About King David and His Family," Modern Jewish Studies, (1999): 101-134. (The four plays included are George Peele's The Love of David and the Fair Bethsabe, with the tragedy of Absalom; Tirso de Molina's La venganza de Tamar (Tamar's Revenge); Pedro Calderón de la Barca's Los cabellos de Absalón (Absalom's Hair); and Peter Shaffer's Yonadab.)

Entry on Peter Shaffer, Lexicon of Post-War Literatures in English (Groninger, the Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff) Supplement 31, March 1996, 1-12, A1, B1-B2.

"Max Aub's Theatre of the Holocaust," Modern Jewish Studies 9 (1994): 145-161.

"The Dramatic Use of Songs in Federico García Lorca's Yerma," Ars Lyrica 7 (1993): 93-105.

"Epic Theatre of the Conquest: Jaime Salom's Las Casas. Una hoguera en el amanecer and Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Estreno 18, ii (1992): 34-36.

La Generación de Posguerra Revisited, Estreno, 17, ii (Spring 1991): 5.

"Family Relations in Peter Shaffer's Yonadab," Modern Jewish Studies 7 (1990): 78-84.

"A Note on the Use of Dreams in Peter Shaffer's Major Plays," Journal of Evolutionary Psychology 9 (1989): 25-31.

"Yonadab: Peter Shaffer's Earlier Dramas Revisited in the Court of King David," Comparative Drama 22, i (Spring, 1988): 68-78.

"The Supernatural Elements in Selected Short Stories of Rafael Arévalo Martínez," Monographic Review 4 (1988): 60-68.

"The Traditional Role of Hispanic Women As Seen in Four Plays by Federico García Lorca," Women of the World: Selected Proceedings (1987): 53-61.

"The Theme of Alienation in the Theatre of Elisa Lerner and Isaac Chocrón" Folio 17 (1987): 151-166.

"Breaking Masculine Stereotypes: The Theatre of Peter Shaffer," University of Dayton Review 18, ii (1986-87): 49-55.

"The Roles of the Women in Peter Shaffer's Plays," Womenspeak: Selected Proceedings (1986): 139-150.

"Las sociedades creadas en el teatro de Federico García Lorca," Cuadernos hispanoamericanos 433-436 (1986): 283-292.

"The Theme of Internal Exile in Leopoldo Azancot's La noche española," Monographic Review/Revista monográfica 2 (1986): 159-166.

"Peter Shaffer's Equus as a Modern Aristotelian Tragedy," Studies in Iconography 9 (1983): 175-181; reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 60, Roger Matuz, ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. pp 367-369.

"Amadeus: The Third Part of Peter Shaffer's Dramatic Trilogy," Modern Language Studies 13, i (1983): 31-38.

Cartelera," Estreno 11, ii (1983) (enclosure).

"The Possible Influence of Manuel de Falla's La vida breve on García Lorca's Later Plays," García Lorca Review 9 (1981): 91-96.

"Literary Onomastics in Peter Shaffer's Shrivings and Equus," Literary Onomastics Studies 7 (1980): 127-138.

"Children in the Theatre of Federico Garcia Lorca," García Lorca Review 7 (1979): 109-118.

"Christological Imagery in Lorca's Yerma," García Lorca Review 6 (1978): 35-42.

"The Development of the Male Character in the Theatre of Federico García Lorca," García Lorca Review 5 (1977): 81-94.

"Creating the Atmosphere: The First Day in the Foreign Language Classroom," Missouri Foreign Language Journal 8, ii (1976): 12; reprinted in the Language Round Table Bulletin of South Dakota 24, ii (1977): 5; reprinted in Utah Language Quarterly 2, ii (1977): 31-33.

"The Old Women in the Theatre of García Lorca," García Lorca Review 3 (1975): 91-98.

"Así que pasen cinco años: A Search for Sexual Identity," Journal of Spanish Studies: Twentieth Century, 3, ii (1975): 115-23.

"The Influence of Manuel de Falla on García Lorca: A Note, "García Lorca Review 4 (1975): 115-119.

"El maleficio de la mariposa: The Cornerstone of García Lorca's Theatre," García Lorca Review 2 (1974) (no pagination).

 

Contributions to Books

Entry on Tony Kushner, Contemporary Jewish-American Dramatists and Poets: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook, Joel Shatsky and Michael Taub, eds., Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. 79-89.

Entries on Vicente Aleixandre, Antonio Gala, Jaime Salom, Sephardic Poetry in Spanish Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook, David William Foster, ed., Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. 25-27, 69-72, 153-154, 158-159.

Entries on Marcos Ricardo Barnatán and Elisa Lerner, in Latin American Jewish Writers: A Critical Dictionary, Darrell B. Lockhart, ed. New York: Garland Press,1997. 24-27, 335-338.

"The Influence of Aeschylus's Oresteia on Israel Horovitz's Alfred Trilogy," in Israel Horovitz: A Collection of Critical Essays, Leslie Kane, ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1994). 51-68.

Entries on Leopoldo Azancot and Marcos Ricardo Barnatán, in Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Penisula, Germán Bleiberg, et al., ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993, 141-142, 167-168.

"Game-Playing in Four Plays by Peter Shaffer: Shrivings, Equus, Lettice and Lovage, and Yonadab," in Peter Shaffer: A Casebook, C. J. Gianakaris, ed. New York: Garland Press, 1991, 133-150.

Entry on Elisa Lerner, in Women Writers of Spanish America: An Annotated Bio-Bibliographical Guide, Diane E. Marting, ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1987, 225-226.

García Lorca: An Annotated Primary Bibliography, Francesca Colecchia, ed. New York: Garland Press, 1982.

García Lorca: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography of Criticism, Francesca Colecchia, ed. New York: Garland Press, 1979. Contributing Section Chair for chapters on Biography and Elegies.

 

Books

Peter Shaffer, Revised Edition, New York: Twayne/ Macmillan, 1993.

Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba: Federico García Lorca's Tragic Trilogy, Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991.

Peter and Anthony Shaffer: A Reference Guide, Boston: G.K. Hall, 1982

Peter Shaffer, Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1979.

Reviews

Newton, Candelas. Understanding Federico García Lorca, South Atlantic Review 61, 1 (Winter, 1996) 149-52.

Martínez Ballesteros, Antonio. Volverán banderas victoriosas, Madrid: La Avispa, 1990, Estreno: 49.

Las Casas, una hoguera en el amanecer, Estreno 16,i (Spring, 1992): 52.

"Isaac Chocrón's La revolución and the Ensayo 100," Estreno 16,i (Spring 1992): 1652.

Gene A. Plunka, Peter Shaffer: Roles, Rites, and Rituals in the Theater, Comparative Drama 23 (1989): 188-191.

Londré, Felicia H., Federico García Lorca, Theatre Journal 39 (1987): 118-120.

García Lorca, Federico, Lola la comedianta. Critical ed. and prel. study by Piero Menarini. Estreno 10, i (1984): 32.

Jarvis, Ana C., Raquel Lebredo, and Francisco Mena. ?Cómo se dice . . .?, 2nd ed. Modern Language Journal 67 (1983): 306-307.

Santos, Nelly E., Español comercial, Hispania 65 (1982): 673.

Valette, Jean-Paul, et al. Con mucho gusto: Lengua y cultura del mundo. Hispania 64 (1981): 328-329.

Suárez-Torres, J. David, Contrastes culturales, Modern Language Journal 66 (1981): 228.

Hanson, Terrence C., et al. Español a lo vivo, Modern Language Journal 63 (1979): 49-50.

Copeland, John G., et al. Intermediate Spanish: Conversación y repaso/Civilización y cultura/ Literatura y arte, Modern Language Journal 62 (1978): 297.

Segreda, Guillermo, et al. Spanish: Listening/ Speaking/Reading/Writing, Hispania 61 (1978): 401-402.

Mullen, Edward J., Encuentro: Ensayos de la actualidad, Hispania 58 (1975): 416-417.

Wilson, Virginia, and Beverly Wattenmaker, Entender, leer y escribir: A Workbook of Basic Spanish, Hispania 56 (1973): 1138-1129.

Gil, Alfonso M., Español contemporáqneo: A Student Workbook, Hispania 56 (1973): 189-190.

Noble, Judith, et al. Spanish: A Basic Course, Hispania 55 (1972): 195.
 
 

Bibliographies and Indexes

Section Head for Spanish, Modern Language Association International Bibliography, 1992-2004.

Modern Language Association International Bibliography, bibliographer, 1969-1992.

PMLA Directory of Periodicals: A Guide to Journals and Series in Languages and Literatures New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1979. (Contributor)

"A Preliminary Bibliography of Lorquian Biography," García Lorca Review 2 (1974) (no pagination).

"Annual Index," Hispania 57 (1974): 1037-1052;

Hispania 58 (1975): 1010-1020;

Hispania 59 (1976): 998-1008;

Hispania 60 (1977): 1075-1088;

Hispania 61 (1978): 1047-1061.

"Decennial Index," Hispania 63 (1980): 195-312.
 
 

Service

Weight lifting coach in Taiwan

Developer of an exchange program between USD and a Spanish university.

Curator of "An Exhibition of, Jewish Art and Judaica," College of Fine Arts, University of South Dakota, Feb-March 1999.

Departmental liaison to I. D. Weeks Library (1998-2000).

Chairman of the Humanities Division (1981-82)

College of Arts Sciences, Dean's Advisory Board (1981-84)

The Humanities Research Forum/"The Sherry Hour" (Founder and Chairman, 1976-82)

Credit Committee of the USD Federal Credit Union (1978-80, Chairman)

Faculty Advisor - The Spanish Club (1979-80)

Fulbright Program Advisor (1982-1993)

Modern languages Department Graduate Degree Committee (1983-84)

Faculty Advisor - Judo Club (1976-86)

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee (1984)

Ad Hoc Committee for an Honors College at USD (1984)

University Art Galleries Advisory Board (1986-present)

Ad Hoc Committee on the selection of departmental chairs (1987)

Women's Research Conference Committee (1987-1991)

International Studies Committee (1988-89)

Departmental Search Committee (1988 - present)

Committee to redesign the departmental curriculum (1988-1989)

Faculty Advisor and State Director of Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honorary Society (1979 - present)

Foreign Students Scholarship Committee (1991)

University Committee on Hispanic Arts Fair (1992)

Exhibition on Spanish architecture (1992)

USD Wellness Council (1995)

Faculty Liaison to student resident hall (1997-present; Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award, 2000-2001)

Foreign Travel

1966 Summer school in Mexico
1967 Vacation in Mexico
1973 Summer in Europe (mostly in Spain)
1976 Travel in Western Canada
1977 Summer in Europe
1978 Summer in Europe
1979 Month in Europe
1980 Summer in Greece, Israel, and Egypt
1981 Summer in Greece and Israel
1982 Summer in Greece, Turkey, and Israel
1983 Sabbatical leave (spring semester) in Madrid, Spain - Summer in Spain, Portugal, Morroco, and Israel
1984 Month in Israel
1985 Summer in Israel and England
1986 Summer in Israel, Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales
1987 Summer in Israel, Egypt, England, Scotland, and Wales
1988 Summer travel in Europe
1989 Summer research in Madrid
1990 Sabbatical leave (spring semester) and summer in Spain
1991 Summer research in Madrid, Spain
1991-92 Winter break in Israel
1992 Summer research in London
1993 Winter break research in London
1993 Research in Madrid (June)
1994 Summer research in Madrid, Spain
1995 Interim research in Madrid, Spain
1996 Sabbatical leave in Madrid, Spain
1997 Summer seminar in Colombia; cruise to Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti, Grand Cayman
1999 Month in Spain to develop an exchange program with a Spanish university
2001 Month in Mojacar, Spain, as Writer-in-Residence at the Fundacion Valparaiso; summer vacation in Mexico
2002 Summer in Mexico and Central America
2003-04 Living in Taiwan; travel to Hong Kong, Macao, China, South Korea, Japan
2004-05 Living in Taiwan; travel in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
2005-06 Living in Taiwan; China, India, and Nepal