Linton Lomas Barrett
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Linton Lomas Barrett, Ph.D. (1 September 1904 – 8 March 1972) was an influential educator, administrator, diplomat, editor, Hispanist
and translator of Romance languages.
Barrett, known as "Lomas" to distinguish him from his father, was born in Lanett, Alabama
, the son of Linton Stephens Barrett, an Episcopal priest, and Elizabeth Barrett, née Lomas. He graduated Mercer University
, A.B. (magna cum laude), in 1928.
Barrett married Elizabeth Elliott in 1929, who died in 1932 very soon after the birth of their only son, Arthur Lomas Barrett. He married Marie Hamilton McDavid on 26 May 1937, and their daughter Ellen Marie Barrett
, was born in 1946.
Barrett earned his Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in 1938.
Barrett was an instructor at Princeton University
, the University of Kansas
, and colleges across the southeastern United States
before joining Washington and Lee University
as a professor of Romance languages in 1948. He was department head throughout the 1960s and part of the faculty until the year of his death. During the 1950s he also served as a public affairs officer at U.S. embassies in Colombia
and Ecuador
.
Barrett edited the textbook, still in current use, Five Centuries of Spanish Literature
: From The Cid through the Golden Age, and served as associate editor of Hispania
. He translated numerous works, including Erico Verissimo
's O Tempo e o Vento
(Time and the Wind) and Alves Redol
's A Man with Seven Names.
He was a member of the Modern Language Association of America, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Barrett is buried in Lexington, Virginia
.
Dr. Barrett was associate editor of Hispania
from 1950 to 1964. He had articles published in numerous Spanish-American newspapers and in professional journals in several countries.
Hispanist
A Hispanist is a scholar specialising in Hispanic studies, that is Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization, and by extension, Basque, Catalan and Galician....
and translator of Romance languages.
Barrett, known as "Lomas" to distinguish him from his father, was born in Lanett, Alabama
Lanett, Alabama
Lanett is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 7,897. Lanett, originally called Bluffton, is located in eastern Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River, southwest of Atlanta, Georgia...
, the son of Linton Stephens Barrett, an Episcopal priest, and Elizabeth Barrett, née Lomas. He graduated Mercer University
Mercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
, A.B. (magna cum laude), in 1928.
Barrett married Elizabeth Elliott in 1929, who died in 1932 very soon after the birth of their only son, Arthur Lomas Barrett. He married Marie Hamilton McDavid on 26 May 1937, and their daughter Ellen Marie Barrett
Ellen Barrett
Ellen Marie Barrett was the first openly lesbian priest to be properly ordained by the Episcopal Church, shortly after the General Convention approved the ordination of women in 1977. Barrett's candor about her homosexuality caused great controversy within the church...
, was born in 1946.
Barrett earned his Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
in 1938.
Barrett was an instructor at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
, and colleges across the southeastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
before joining Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
as a professor of Romance languages in 1948. He was department head throughout the 1960s and part of the faculty until the year of his death. During the 1950s he also served as a public affairs officer at U.S. embassies in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
Barrett edited the textbook, still in current use, Five Centuries of Spanish Literature
Five Centuries of Spanish Literature
Five Centuries of Spanish Literature: From the Cid through the Golden Age is a popular textbook providing a selection of Spanish literature from the 12th through 17th centuries. First published in 1962, it is still in use today....
: From The Cid through the Golden Age, and served as associate editor of Hispania
Hispania (journal)
Hispania is a peer-reviewed academic journal and the official journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. It is published quarterly by the AATSP and covers Spanish and Portuguese literature, linguistics, and pedagogy...
. He translated numerous works, including Erico Verissimo
Erico Verissimo
Erico Verissimo was an important Brazilian writer, born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. His father, Sebastião Veríssimo da Fonseca, heir of a rich family in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, met financial ruin during his son's youth...
's O Tempo e o Vento
O Tempo e o Vento
O Tempo e o Vento is a series of novels written by the Brazilian author Erico Verissimo. Confusingly, the first part of the series, O Continente, was translated as Time and the Wind, giving the impression that it is the whole work.-Plot introduction:The series tells the story of two families -...
(Time and the Wind) and Alves Redol
Alves Redol
António Alves Redol was one of the most influential Portuguese neorealist writers. Redol was born in Vila Franca de Xira, an industrial zone near Lisbon. In 1927 he finished school, and in the next year travelled to Angola , where he stayed for three years...
's A Man with Seven Names.
He was a member of the Modern Language Association of America, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese is a language-specific professional association in the United States that was founded on 29 December 1917 in New York City as the American Association of Teachers of Spanish....
, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Barrett is buried in Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...
.
Author
- (Editor with R. W. Linker) A Mediaeval Italian Anthology, privately published, 1938.
- Five Centuries of Spanish LiteratureFive Centuries of Spanish LiteratureFive Centuries of Spanish Literature: From the Cid through the Golden Age is a popular textbook providing a selection of Spanish literature from the 12th through 17th centuries. First published in 1962, it is still in use today....
, Dodd, 1962. - Barron's Simplified Approach to Cervantes: Don Quixote, Barron's Educational SeriesBarron's Educational SeriesBarron's Educational Series, Inc. is an American test preparation company, founded in 1941 as a publisher of materials to help students to prepare for college entrance examinations, and that offers online college entrance exam preparation classes...
(Woodbury, NY), 1971. - A Comparative Study of Six Manuscripts of Juan Perez de Montalban's Como padre y como rey, edited by Carmen Iranzo de Ebersole, introduction by Sturgis E. Leavitt, Estudios de Hispanofila (Chapel Hill, NC), 1976.
Translator
- Erico VerissimoErico VerissimoErico Verissimo was an important Brazilian writer, born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. His father, Sebastião Veríssimo da Fonseca, heir of a rich family in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, met financial ruin during his son's youth...
, Time and the WindO Tempo e o VentoO Tempo e o Vento is a series of novels written by the Brazilian author Erico Verissimo. Confusingly, the first part of the series, O Continente, was translated as Time and the Wind, giving the impression that it is the whole work.-Plot introduction:The series tells the story of two families -...
, Macmillan, 1951. - Verissimo, Night, Macmillan, 1956.
- Manuel A. de Almeida, Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant, Pan American Union, 1959.
- Verissimo, Mexico, Orion, 1960.
- Vianna Moog, Bandeirantes and Pioneers, Braziller, 1963.
- Alves RedolAlves RedolAntónio Alves Redol was one of the most influential Portuguese neorealist writers. Redol was born in Vila Franca de Xira, an industrial zone near Lisbon. In 1927 he finished school, and in the next year travelled to Angola , where he stayed for three years...
, A Man with Seven Names, Knopf, 1965. - Verissimo, His Excellency, the Ambassador, Macmillan, 1966.
Dr. Barrett was associate editor of Hispania
Hispania (journal)
Hispania is a peer-reviewed academic journal and the official journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. It is published quarterly by the AATSP and covers Spanish and Portuguese literature, linguistics, and pedagogy...
from 1950 to 1964. He had articles published in numerous Spanish-American newspapers and in professional journals in several countries.