A nice tribute to Joseph Mitchell from a 1992 NYT book review. “Mr. Mitchell’s art is to elicit history from an enormous range of people, and then to cause their words to fall into a shape that gives the reader none of the agony the unreconstructed reveries of these long-winded men might have done…. Though Mr. [...]
From the Southern Food Alliance. Note the different angle the writer takes.
http://www.southernfoodways.com/oral_history/nashville_eats/andre_jeffries.shtml
Good discussion today.
For those interested in learning more about Padgett Powell, here’s a 2006 interview with him in the Believer, which discusses some of the blue-collar work he did before becoming a writer (”You always miss being around hard people without imaginary issues”) and his relationship to “Southerness” in his writing (”Actually, the idea of having a [...]
There’s a profile on Dolly Parton in the 9/24 Metro Pulse.
http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/sep/24/hello-dolly/
It’s not a bad meditation, demonstrating pretty good knowledge of and respect for the subject, though it could use some concrete details to support its claims. Something of this quality is well w/in your talents.
Class, we’ll meet in BEC 238 starting Monday. Thanks for your cooperation.
DG
As I mentioned, the readings may be behind several layers of protection. If a second window pops up, enter the password (k*****) in both the username and password box, not your NetID info.
DG
Good meeting everyone today. I was impressed with your engagement and thoughtful reading. Keep up the good work.
Some advice: To download, view, and print files, you’ll need a computer with a high-speed internet connection and an up-to-date copy of Adobe Reader or other free PDF viewer. For some weeks, I’ve combined the readings into one [...]