[percy-l] walker percy dissertation?
Dye, Steve
sldye at bluegrass.org
Thu Nov 3 13:35:03 EST 2005
I have made the pilgrammage to visit Percy's grave at St. Joseph Abbey.
Beautiful setting. In fact, such an "understated" setting we had some
difficulty even locating his grave. Perfect for Percy.
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[mailto:percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Basil David
Burns
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:04 PM
To: Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [percy-l] walker percy dissertation?
Dear Percy-lover-list-servers,
I just wanted t0 introduce myself to the list, and perhaps spark some
discussion. My name is Fr. Basil Burns, O.S.B., and I am a doctoral
student in philosophy at the University of Dallas. Dr. Percy is, quite
literally, "buried in my backyard." I am a monk of St. Joseph Abbey in
Covington where he used to take retreats, though I entered the monastery
too late to ever know him personally. I know his wife, and am friends
with his grandson, John Walker. I spent a year living with the family
of Dr. Russell Kirk, the critic and historian, and he always spoke very
highly of Dr. Percy.
I am considering writing a dissertation on Walker Percy's philosophy of
language, and its particular relationship with find the "new theory of
man" for the modern age that he so ardently sought. I know that he
always wanted to write a more coherent book on the subject, but was
never able to tie things together. As far as I know, no one has
attempted this specific project. I have looked up dissertations on
Walker Percy that touch on his language theory, but they usually are
from a literary rather than a philosophical perspective. I think that
perhaps I might be able to make a contribution to this field.
I do not know whether or not this project will be approved by the powers
that be -- but it's the best idea that I have come up with so far. I
have taken several language theory classes in anticipation of the
possible project, and will wait to see what Providence unfolds. In any
case, I wanted to offer a cordial "hello" and see if anyone had any
thoughts.
Many blessings to you all.
Fr. Basil Burns, O.S.B.
Monk of St. Josephy Abbey
Covington, LA
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