Anne Waterman Sienkewicz
The Bird's Nest West
1103 East Second Avenue
Monmouth, Illinois 61462
Telephone: (309) 734-3543
E-mail: anne@tomsienkewicz.com

Education:
University of Maine at Orono Maine 1968-1971
New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec Center exchange at Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada 1970-1971
B.A. in French, with highest distinction 1971
The Johns Hopkins University 1971-1978
Graduate year in Paris, France 1973-1974
M.A. in French 1974
Ph.D. in French 1978

Dissertation: Two Women of Letters: Madame de Sévigné and Madame du Deffand.
Director: Dr Lionel Gossman
Second reader: Dr Louis Marin
This thesis reposes on a formal study of familiar correspondence, with specific reference to the writings of Madame de Sévigné and Madame du Deffand, showing that letters within a continued correspondence work on many levels to weave a unified literary fabric.

Languages:
French: near-native proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing
German: very good reading ability, fair speaking and writing abilities
Greek (ancient): reading knowledge
Italian: some conversational and written ability

Teaching Interests:
French language and culture
German language and culture
Epistolary literature, novels and personal letters
Poetry, especially 16th-century French, 19th-century French and German
French-Canadian literature, especially the works of Anne Hébert
Textual analysis

Foreign Travel:
Exchange student in Quebec, Canada 1970-1971
Travel in Western Europe 1971
Residence in Paris, France 1973-1974
Travel in Italy and Greece 1974
Residence in Edinburgh, Scotland 1982
Travel in Italy, France and Britain 1988
Residence in Florence, Italy 1992-1993
Research in Paris, France and travel in Britain 1995

Teaching Experience:
The Johns Hopkins University:
Graduate Teaching Assistant 1972
French 4 (Intermediate)
French 5 (Advanced Intermediate

Dundalk Community College, Dundalk, Maryland:
Part-time Instructor 1974-1978
French 101-102 (Elementary)
French 201 (Intermediate)

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland:
Part-time Instructor Fall 1977
German 111-112 (Intensive Elementary)

Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland:
Part-time Instructor 1976-1977
Practical French cooking  (non-credit, community service course)

Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois:
Visiting Assistant Professor 1987
French 100-101 (Elementary French)
French 301 (Composition and Conversation)

Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois:
Visiting Assistant Professor 1991
Elementary French 101
Intermediate French 201

Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois:
Visiting Assistant Professor 1992; 1994-1995
Elementary French 101-102
Intermediate French 201
French 310 (Introduction to French Literature)
Guided Readings in French, Independent Study
Freshman Seminar

Academic Honors:
Presidential scholar, University of Maine 1968-1970
Dean's List, College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Maine 1968-1970
Neai Mathetai, University of Maine 1969
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Maine 1970
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Maine 1971
Exchange student to the Université Laval 1970-1971
full tuition grant from the New England--Atlantic Provinces--Québec Center of the University of Maine
Gilman Fellowship, The Johns Hopkins University 1971-1974

Credentials:
My dossier, including confidential letters of recommendation may be obtained from the Student Placement Bureau, The Johns Hopkins University Student Placement Service, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, (301-338-8056)

Recommendations:
Letters from the following individuals are on file with the Johns Hopkins University Student Placement Bureau.
Dr Lionel Gossman, Princeton University
Dr Richard Klein, Cornell University
Dr George T. Moody, University of Maine (deceased)
Dr Alan Singerman, Davidson College
Dr Roger Crossley, Augustana College
Prof. Robert N. Boll, Anne Arundel Community College

In addition, the following individuals can be approached for information:
Susan Holm, Dorothy Donald Professor of Spanish, Chair of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Monmouth College
Alfred Keller, Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Monmouth College
William Julian, former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Monmouth College, present provost and dean, Lindsey Davis College, Columbia, Kentucky

Articles:
"The Experience of Québec", New England--Atlantic Provinces--Québec Newsletter, NEAPQ Center, University of Maine at Orono, 1971.
"Epistolary Novels", in Magill's Critical Survey of Long Fiction (Salem Press, 1983), pp. 3108-3120.
"Anne Hébert", in Magill's Critical Survey of Long Fiction (Salem Press, 1984), pp. 805-816.
"Le Cid by Pierre Corneille," in Magill's Online Book Reviews (Salem Press, 1985).
"Andromache by Jean Racine," in Magill's Online Book Reviews (Salem Press, 1985).
"'Herodias' by Gustave Flaubert," in Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Salem Press, l986), pp. 1007-1010.
"'The Legend of St. Julian, Hospitaler' by Gustave Flaubert", in Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Salem Press, 1986), pp. 1328-1330.
"'A Simple Heart, by Gustave Flaubert", in Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Salem Press, 1986), pp. 2120-2124.
"The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien" in Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction(Salem Press, 1987), pp. 1548-1557.
"Louis IX" in Great Lives from History: Ancient and Medieval Series (Salem Press, 1988), pp. 1299-1304.
"Louis XIII" in Great Lives from History: Renaissance to 1900 Series (Salem Press, 1989), pp. 1397-1401.
"Arthur Rimbaud" in Great Lives from History: Renaissance to 1900 Series (Salem Press, 1989), pp. 1975-1979.
"No Exit" in Masterplots II: Drama Series (Salem Press, 1990), pp. 1148-1152.
"The Foundain Overflows by Rebecca West," in Cyclopedia of Literary Characters II, Frank N. Magill, ed., (Salem Press, 1990): pp. 540-541.
"No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre," in Cyclopedia of Literary Characters II, Frank N. Magill, ed., (Salem Press, 1990): pp. 1103-1104.
"Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis," in Cyclopedia of Literary Characters II, Frank N. Magill, ed., (Salem Press, 1990): pp. 1656-1566.
"Jean-Paul Sartre" in Great Lives from History: The Twentieth Century. (Salem Press, 1990).
"Jane Eyre. An Autobiography" in Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction. (Salem Press, 1991), pp. 745-748.
"The Beacons" in Masterplots II: Poetry, Salem Press (1992),pp. 211-214.
"First Communions" in Masterplots II: Poetry, Salem Press (1992), pp. 768-771.
"The Invitation to the Voyage" in Masterplots II: Poetry, Salem Press (1992), pp. 1114-1116.
"Memory" in Masterplots II: Poetry, Salem Press (1992), pp. 1359-1362.
"Parisian Dream" in Masterplots II: Poetry, Salem Press (1992), pp. 1639-1641.
"In the Shadow of the Wind" in Masterplots II: Women's Literature, Salem Press (1995), pp. 1154-1158.
"Memoirs of Hadrian" in Masterplots II: Women's Literature, Salem Press (1995), pp. 1452-1456.

Contributions to Professional Meetings:
"Letter Form and the Epistolary Novel", University of Kentucky, Foreign Language Conference, April, 1975
"The Classical Roots of the Theriac of Moïse Charas, from the Court of Nero to the Court of Louis XIV; tracing the old snake oil to its roots", University of Illinois, Illinois Classical Conference, October, 1995

Book Reviews:
In the Shadow of the Wind (French title, Les Fous de Bassan) by Anne Hébert, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1984 (Salem Press, 1985) pp. 436-444
Madame de Sévigné: A Life and Letters, by Frances Mossiker, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1984 (Salem Press, 1985), pp. 595-601
Eros the Bittersweet, by Anne Carson, written jointly with T. J. Sienkewicz, in Magill's Literary Annual :Books of 1986 (Salem Press, 1987), pp. 248-252
Sartre, A Life, by Annie Cohen-Solal, in Magill's Online Book Review (Salem Press, October 1987)
Rimbaud, by Pierre Petitfils, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1987 (Salem Press, 1988), pp. 765-769
Letourneau's Used Auto Parts, by Carolyn Chute, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1988 (Salem Press, 1989), pp. 460-464
Flaubert: a Biography, by Herbert R. Lottman, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1989 (Salem Press, 1990), pp. 268-272
Baudelaire by Claude Pichois, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1990 (Salem Press, 1991), pp. 70-73
Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life by Josyane Savigneau, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1993. (Salem Press, 1994), pp. 500-503.
Baudelaire by Joanna Richardson, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1995 (Salem Press, 1996), pp. 65-68.
The Night in Question by Tobias Wolfe, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1996(Salem Press, 1997.), pp. 618-621.
Ruined by Reading by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1996 (Salem Press, 1997.), pp. 710-713.
Look, Listen, Read by Claude Lévi-Strauss, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1997 Salem Press, 1998), pp. 526-529.
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 1998 (Salem Press, 1999), pp. 269-272.
Genes, Peoples, and Languages by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, in Magill's Literary Annual: Books of 2000 (Salem Press, 2000), pp. 327-331.

In addition to these full length reviews, I have contributed a number of condensed reviews for Magill's on-line information service.

Work in Progress:

Translation into English of the Histoire Naturelle des Animaux, des Plantes et des Mineraux qui entrent dans la Composition de la Thériaque d'Andromachus (Natural History of the Animals, Plants and Minerals which enter into the Composition of the Theriac of Andromachus) by Moise Charas, first edition, Paris, 1670, 310 pages of text, plus preface and other introductory materials, and a twelve page epilogue. Notes include detailed comparison with the second edition. Charas, a Huguenot pharmacist and chemist, attempts to present the ingredients and method of preparation of a complex, traditional pharmaceutical formula (dating from the time of Emperor Nero) within the rational framework of the new science of chemistry.

Collaborators:

Dr Bernadine Z. Paulshock, M.D.
Associate Program
former Director, Wilmington Medical Center
1306 Marsh Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19803

Dr Paulshock's interest in the text is that of a medical historian. From this perspective, she has prepared a biographical introduction and is annotating the individual chapters.

Dr Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Capron Professor of Classics
Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois 61462

Dr Sienkewicz translates the Greek and Latin passages of the text, in particular the Latin verses introducing each chapter. He also comments upon the classical sources of Charas' formula and text.

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