[percy-l] weatherbee
Warren, Jr., Richard F
rwarren at boultcummings.com
Tue Apr 11 14:49:43 EDT 2006
I recommend Allen's excellent book to the list. I have read most of the
biographies and critical works on Percy's novels and this is one of the
more helpful ones for me. From other posts to this list, I know that
many others continue to engage Walker for one of the reasons that has
kept me returning to him over the years which is his insight into the
struggle that so many of his characters have reconciling their faith to
the "new modern world." I read Allen's book a couple of years ago and
was struck by his insight into the understanding of the world as a
sacramental place in the Percy canon and his detailed readings of the
novels. It is good enough that I plan to read it again and it will send
you back to the novels as well.
Richard
Richard F. Warren
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[mailto:percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Allen Pridgen
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 11:35 AM
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Subject: [percy-l] weatherbee
Fr. Weatherbee retires from the sacramental world to spend his time
playing with toy trains, while more informed searchers like Father Smith
are up in the firetower looking for signs (with his azimuth -- Arabic
for "the way").
See my Walker Percy's Sacramental Landscapes (Susquehanna UP, 2000) for
a new way of looking at Fr. Weatherbee (137-42).
Allen Pridgen
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