From bonannju at gmail.com Tue Jul 2 10:33:43 2019 From: bonannju at gmail.com (Justin Bonanno) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 10:33:43 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy (Justin Bonanno) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you for providing Patrick Connelly's email, Rich! It is much appreciated. And thank you for the advice on reading Percy's marginalia, Rhonda. My dissertation will focus on the implications of Percy's triadic theory of communication for the field of speech communication. The dissertation is in an early stage at the moment. While I'm still searching for the "question," as it were, in the least I'm wondering, "If Percy was alive today, given the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" -Justin > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:56:45 +0000 > From: "Gray, Rich" > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > Message-ID: > < > BN7PR04MB3826F5DC0BEBA4FFCFB9793AC5FC0 at BN7PR04MB3826.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I know that Patrick Connelly, chair of History at Mississippi College, > included Percy?s ideas in his dissertation. Dr. Connelly visited UNC > Chapel Hill library to see the Percy Collection. He can be contacted by > email: plconnelly at mc.edu . > I?m glad you are writing on Percy. Plenty of new research can be done on > his work. > > Rich Gray > > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:31:33 +0000 > From: RHONDA MCDONNELL > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > Message-ID: > < > BYAPR11MB29022513687DB07F8CB849A9E4FC0 at BYAPR11MB2902.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Percy?s marginalia in his books can be as helpful as the papers in the > collection, so take some time with those. What is the general gist of your > dissertation? > > Best wishes, > > Rhonda > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Justin Bonanno bonannju at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Greetings, > > I hope this message finds you well. My name is Justin Bonanno. I'm a PhD > candidate at Duquesne University in the Department of Communication & > Rhetorical Studies. > > I'm planning to write my dissertation on Walker Percy, and I hope to visit > the Percy Collection at UNC Chapel Hill at some point during the > dissertation process. I have a few questions that perhaps some of you may > be able to answer: > > - Does anyone have any advice on visiting the Collection? > - Does anyone know about any scholarships or grants available for scholars > working to extend Percy's work? > > God bless, > Justin > > -- > Justin Bonanno > PhD Candidate > Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, > and Culture > Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > Duquesne University > Pittsburgh PA 15282 > > > > > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > * Manage Your Membership: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org< > http://lists.ibiblio.org> > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/attachments/20190628/558709e5/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Percy-L mailing list > Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 > *************************************** > -- Justin Bonanno PhD Candidate Assistant Editor, *Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture* Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA 15282 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcus at loyno.edu Tue Jul 2 16:54:11 2019 From: marcus at loyno.edu (Marcus Smith) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 15:54:11 -0500 Subject: [percy-l] Percy-L Digest, Vol 150, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: "If Percy was alive today, given the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" If Percy were around today, I?d drag him down to Chalmette Movies (perfect venue!!) to see Olivier Assayas? Double Vies (Non-Fiction). The movie is deeply involved in your question. Saw it this past Sunday (missed Mass!) and I think Percy was in the row behind us. Heard his distinctive nasal chortle several times. Finally turned around to look, but he had already left the building. On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM wrote: > Send Percy-L mailing list submissions to > percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > percy-l-request at lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > percy-l-owner at lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Percy-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A Dissertation on Percy (Justin Bonanno) (Justin Bonanno) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 10:33:43 -0400 > From: Justin Bonanno > To: percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy (Justin Bonanno) > Message-ID: > gK08kh7g1KygWQW+ytbHHt6Uw at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you for providing Patrick Connelly's email, Rich! It is much > appreciated. > > And thank you for the advice on reading Percy's marginalia, Rhonda. My > dissertation will focus on the implications of Percy's triadic theory of > communication for the field of speech communication. The dissertation is in > an early stage at the moment. While I'm still searching for the "question," > as it were, in the least I'm wondering, "If Percy was alive today, given > the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of > communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" > > -Justin > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:56:45 +0000 > > From: "Gray, Rich" > > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > > Message-ID: > > < > > > BN7PR04MB3826F5DC0BEBA4FFCFB9793AC5FC0 at BN7PR04MB3826.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I know that Patrick Connelly, chair of History at Mississippi College, > > included Percy?s ideas in his dissertation. Dr. Connelly visited UNC > > Chapel Hill library to see the Percy Collection. He can be contacted by > > email: plconnelly at mc.edu . > > I?m glad you are writing on Percy. Plenty of new research can be done on > > his work. > > > > Rich Gray > > > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:31:33 +0000 > > From: RHONDA MCDONNELL > > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > > Message-ID: > > < > > > BYAPR11MB29022513687DB07F8CB849A9E4FC0 at BYAPR11MB2902.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Percy?s marginalia in his books can be as helpful as the papers in the > > collection, so take some time with those. What is the general gist of > your > > dissertation? > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Rhonda > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Justin Bonanno > bonannju at gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > > > I hope this message finds you well. My name is Justin Bonanno. I'm a PhD > > candidate at Duquesne University in the Department of Communication & > > Rhetorical Studies. > > > > I'm planning to write my dissertation on Walker Percy, and I hope to > visit > > the Percy Collection at UNC Chapel Hill at some point during the > > dissertation process. I have a few questions that perhaps some of you may > > be able to answer: > > > > - Does anyone have any advice on visiting the Collection? > > - Does anyone know about any scholarships or grants available for > scholars > > working to extend Percy's work? > > > > God bless, > > Justin > > > > -- > > Justin Bonanno > > PhD Candidate > > Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, > > and Culture > > Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > > Duquesne University > > Pittsburgh PA 15282 > > > > > > > > > > > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > > > * Manage Your Membership: > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org< > > http://lists.ibiblio.org> > > > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/attachments/20190628/558709e5/attachment-0001.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Percy-L mailing list > > Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org > > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 > > *************************************** > > > > > -- > Justin Bonanno > PhD Candidate > Assistant Editor, *Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, > and Culture* > Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > Duquesne University > Pittsburgh PA 15282 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/attachments/20190702/93804245/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Percy-L mailing list > Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 150, Issue 1 > *************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com Tue Jul 2 17:18:13 2019 From: lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com (Lauren Berdy) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 17:18:13 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] Percy-L Digest, Vol 150, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dr Percy said when interview ?would switch from novels to movies? given belated choice movies are excellent transmitters ( language in motion) Sadly we aren?t being told much Sent from my iPad > On Jul 2, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Marcus Smith wrote: > > "If Percy was alive today, given > the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of > communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" > > If Percy were around today, I?d drag him down to Chalmette Movies (perfect venue!!) to see Olivier Assayas? Double Vies (Non-Fiction). The movie is deeply involved in your question. > > Saw it this past Sunday (missed Mass!) and I think Percy was in the row behind us. Heard his distinctive nasal chortle several times. Finally turned around to look, but he had already left the building. > >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM wrote: >> Send Percy-L mailing list submissions to >> percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> percy-l-request at lists.ibiblio.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> percy-l-owner at lists.ibiblio.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Percy-L digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: A Dissertation on Percy (Justin Bonanno) (Justin Bonanno) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 10:33:43 -0400 >> From: Justin Bonanno >> To: percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org >> Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy (Justin Bonanno) >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Thank you for providing Patrick Connelly's email, Rich! It is much >> appreciated. >> >> And thank you for the advice on reading Percy's marginalia, Rhonda. My >> dissertation will focus on the implications of Percy's triadic theory of >> communication for the field of speech communication. The dissertation is in >> an early stage at the moment. While I'm still searching for the "question," >> as it were, in the least I'm wondering, "If Percy was alive today, given >> the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of >> communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" >> >> -Justin >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Message: 1 >> > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:56:45 +0000 >> > From: "Gray, Rich" >> > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" >> > >> > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy >> > Message-ID: >> > < >> > BN7PR04MB3826F5DC0BEBA4FFCFB9793AC5FC0 at BN7PR04MB3826.namprd04.prod.outlook.com >> > > >> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> > >> > I know that Patrick Connelly, chair of History at Mississippi College, >> > included Percy?s ideas in his dissertation. Dr. Connelly visited UNC >> > Chapel Hill library to see the Percy Collection. He can be contacted by >> > email: plconnelly at mc.edu . >> > I?m glad you are writing on Percy. Plenty of new research can be done on >> > his work. >> > >> > Rich Gray >> > >> > >> > Message: 2 >> > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:31:33 +0000 >> > From: RHONDA MCDONNELL >> > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" >> > >> > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy >> > Message-ID: >> > < >> > BYAPR11MB29022513687DB07F8CB849A9E4FC0 at BYAPR11MB2902.namprd11.prod.outlook.com >> > > >> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> > >> > Percy?s marginalia in his books can be as helpful as the papers in the >> > collection, so take some time with those. What is the general gist of your >> > dissertation? >> > >> > Best wishes, >> > >> > Rhonda >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Justin Bonanno > > bonannju at gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Greetings, >> > >> > I hope this message finds you well. My name is Justin Bonanno. I'm a PhD >> > candidate at Duquesne University in the Department of Communication & >> > Rhetorical Studies. >> > >> > I'm planning to write my dissertation on Walker Percy, and I hope to visit >> > the Percy Collection at UNC Chapel Hill at some point during the >> > dissertation process. I have a few questions that perhaps some of you may >> > be able to answer: >> > >> > - Does anyone have any advice on visiting the Collection? >> > - Does anyone know about any scholarships or grants available for scholars >> > working to extend Percy's work? >> > >> > God bless, >> > Justin >> > >> > -- >> > Justin Bonanno >> > PhD Candidate >> > Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, >> > and Culture >> > Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies >> > Duquesne University >> > Pittsburgh PA 15282 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ >> > >> > * Manage Your Membership: >> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >> > >> > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org< >> > http://lists.ibiblio.org> >> > >> > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy >> > -------------- next part -------------- >> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> > URL: < >> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/attachments/20190628/558709e5/attachment-0001.html >> > > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > Subject: Digest Footer >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Percy-L mailing list >> > Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org >> > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 >> > *************************************** >> > >> >> >> -- >> Justin Bonanno >> PhD Candidate >> Assistant Editor, *Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, >> and Culture* >> Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies >> Duquesne University >> Pittsburgh PA 15282 >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Percy-L mailing list >> Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org >> https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 150, Issue 1 >> *************************************** > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > * Manage Your Membership: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wppdirector at gmail.com Sun Jul 7 12:08:53 2019 From: wppdirector at gmail.com (Henry P. Mills) Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 12:08:53 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] Percy Collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Justin, Thank you for introducing yourself to the list and for sharing information about your interesting dissertation topic. Yours is a complex subject, for certain, and I wonder if Percy-1990 would not be inclined toward a ?Lost in the [Internet] Cosmos? approach. As for a 2019 Percy, that is an intriguing idea to explore, especially when you consider how many ways language and its use have changed since the advent of the Internet. If it proves of assistance, on The Walker Percy Project you can find descriptions of and links to the various Percy collections, including Loyola-New Orleans and The University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, alongside UNC-CH. I believe the Loyola Collections are quite ripe for new and productive research, given that they contain a collection of materials donated to the library by the Percy family, as well as a collection provided from Patrick Samway, S.J., which includes his research related to his biography of Percy. http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections Best of luck with your valuable line of inquiry. Sincerely, Henry Mills Director, The Walker Percy Project Percy-L Administrator www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > On Jul 2, 2019, at 10:33 AM, Justin Bonanno wrote: > > > Thank you for providing Patrick Connelly's email, Rich! It is much appreciated. > > And thank you for the advice on reading Percy's marginalia, Rhonda. My dissertation will focus on the implications of Percy's triadic theory of communication for the field of speech communication. The dissertation is in an early stage at the moment. While I'm still searching for the "question," as it were, in the least I'm wondering, "If Percy was alive today, given the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" > > -Justin > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:56:45 +0000 > From: "Gray, Rich" > > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I know that Patrick Connelly, chair of History at Mississippi College, included Percy?s ideas in his dissertation. Dr. Connelly visited UNC Chapel Hill library to see the Percy Collection. He can be contacted by email: plconnelly at mc.edu > . > I?m glad you are writing on Percy. Plenty of new research can be done on his work. > > Rich Gray > > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:31:33 +0000 > From: RHONDA MCDONNELL > > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Percy?s marginalia in his books can be as helpful as the papers in the collection, so take some time with those. What is the general gist of your dissertation? > > Best wishes, > > Rhonda > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Justin Bonanno >> wrote: > > Greetings, > > I hope this message finds you well. My name is Justin Bonanno. I'm a PhD candidate at Duquesne University in the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies. > > I'm planning to write my dissertation on Walker Percy, and I hope to visit the Percy Collection at UNC Chapel Hill at some point during the dissertation process. I have a few questions that perhaps some of you may be able to answer: > > - Does anyone have any advice on visiting the Collection? > - Does anyone know about any scholarships or grants available for scholars working to extend Percy's work? > > God bless, > Justin > > -- > Justin Bonanno > PhD Candidate > Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture > Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > Duquesne University > Pittsburgh PA 15282 > > > > > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > * Manage Your Membership: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Percy-L mailing list > Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 > *************************************** > > > -- > Justin Bonanno > PhD Candidate > Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture > Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > Duquesne University > Pittsburgh PA 15282 > > > > > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > * Manage Your Membership: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com Sun Jul 7 13:50:08 2019 From: lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com (Lauren Berdy) Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 13:50:08 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] Percy Collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Justin I have looked over the Dr shoulders And learned some mighty remarkable Things about what it is to be a human Being What a surprise to nod ones head In recognition to the ultimate search He was ultimately a good diagnostician And didn?t get too mad at us He knew We exist beside ourselves We are onstage We always enter thru a portal Of our own making The strategy each of us has one We mostly eavesdrop and use second hand Thoughts Our aspirations We don?t really enter into eachother We bump along parallel Although grace is always Available May I recommend his book The Second Coming The conciliatory principle of Language is present and Accounted for Two people meet and hear and Touch and notice eachother And the world around them They are for eachother and fir The world Language does that It?s conciliates the unity It?s the mechanism we have To communicate with one another Mostly we aren?t doing a very Good job of that Good luck Read Dr David Bohm on Language duality is the problem We eavesdrop using second hand Thoughts Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2019, at 12:08 PM, Henry P. Mills wrote: > > Justin, > > Thank you for introducing yourself to the list and for sharing information about your interesting dissertation topic. Yours is a complex subject, for certain, and I wonder if Percy-1990 would not be inclined toward a ?Lost in the [Internet] Cosmos? approach. As for a 2019 Percy, that is an intriguing idea to explore, especially when you consider how many ways language and its use have changed since the advent of the Internet. > > If it proves of assistance, on The Walker Percy Project you can find descriptions of and links to the various Percy collections, including Loyola-New Orleans and The University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, alongside UNC-CH. I believe the Loyola Collections are quite ripe for new and productive research, given that they contain a collection of materials donated to the library by the Percy family, as well as a collection provided from Patrick Samway, S.J., which includes his research related to his biography of Percy. > > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections > > Best of luck with your valuable line of inquiry. > Sincerely, > > Henry Mills > Director, The Walker Percy Project > Percy-L Administrator > www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > > > > >> On Jul 2, 2019, at 10:33 AM, Justin Bonanno wrote: >> >> >> Thank you for providing Patrick Connelly's email, Rich! It is much appreciated. >> >> And thank you for the advice on reading Percy's marginalia, Rhonda. My dissertation will focus on the implications of Percy's triadic theory of communication for the field of speech communication. The dissertation is in an early stage at the moment. While I'm still searching for the "question," as it were, in the least I'm wondering, "If Percy was alive today, given the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" >> >> -Justin >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:56:45 +0000 >>> From: "Gray, Rich" >>> To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" >>> >>> Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy >>> Message-ID: >>> >>> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> I know that Patrick Connelly, chair of History at Mississippi College, included Percy?s ideas in his dissertation. Dr. Connelly visited UNC Chapel Hill library to see the Percy Collection. He can be contacted by email: plconnelly at mc.edu . >>> I?m glad you are writing on Percy. Plenty of new research can be done on his work. >>> >>> Rich Gray >>> >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:31:33 +0000 >>> From: RHONDA MCDONNELL >>> To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" >>> >>> Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy >>> Message-ID: >>> >>> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> Percy?s marginalia in his books can be as helpful as the papers in the collection, so take some time with those. What is the general gist of your dissertation? >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Rhonda >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Justin Bonanno > wrote: >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I hope this message finds you well. My name is Justin Bonanno. I'm a PhD candidate at Duquesne University in the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies. >>> >>> I'm planning to write my dissertation on Walker Percy, and I hope to visit the Percy Collection at UNC Chapel Hill at some point during the dissertation process. I have a few questions that perhaps some of you may be able to answer: >>> >>> - Does anyone have any advice on visiting the Collection? >>> - Does anyone know about any scholarships or grants available for scholars working to extend Percy's work? >>> >>> God bless, >>> Justin >>> >>> -- >>> Justin Bonanno >>> PhD Candidate >>> Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture >>> Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies >>> Duquesne University >>> Pittsburgh PA 15282 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ >>> >>> * Manage Your Membership: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >>> >>> * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org >>> >>> * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Subject: Digest Footer >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Percy-L mailing list >>> Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org >>> https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 >>> *************************************** >> >> >> -- >> Justin Bonanno >> PhD Candidate >> Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture >> Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies >> Duquesne University >> Pittsburgh PA 15282 >> >> >> >> >> >> * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ >> >> * Manage Your Membership: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l >> >> * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org >> >> * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > * Manage Your Membership: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bonannju at gmail.com Wed Jul 10 15:44:50 2019 From: bonannju at gmail.com (Justin Bonanno) Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:44:50 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] Percy Collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Henry, Many thanks to you for the details about the other collections at Loyola-New Orleans and The University of Texas Harry Ransom Center. I didn't know about these. This is very helpful! I will also be sure to check out The Walker Percy Project. Lauren, I will definitely check out the "conciliatory principle." As for David Bohm, a communication scholar that I respect and admire (Corey Anton) teaches Bohm's *On Dialogue, *though, I haven't read it yet myself. Thank you both! Justin On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 1:50 PM wrote: > Send Percy-L mailing list submissions to > percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > percy-l-request at lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > percy-l-owner at lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Percy-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Percy Collections (Henry P. Mills) > 2. Re: Percy Collections (Lauren Berdy) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 12:08:53 -0400 > From: "Henry P. Mills" > To: Percy-L > Subject: [percy-l] Percy Collections > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Justin, > > Thank you for introducing yourself to the list and for sharing information > about your interesting dissertation topic. Yours is a complex subject, for > certain, and I wonder if Percy-1990 would not be inclined toward a ?Lost in > the [Internet] Cosmos? approach. As for a 2019 Percy, that is an > intriguing idea to explore, especially when you consider how many ways > language and its use have changed since the advent of the Internet. > > If it proves of assistance, on The Walker Percy Project you can find > descriptions of and links to the various Percy collections, including > Loyola-New Orleans and The University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, > alongside UNC-CH. I believe the Loyola Collections are quite ripe for new > and productive research, given that they contain a collection of materials > donated to the library by the Percy family, as well as a collection > provided from Patrick Samway, S.J., which includes his research related to > his biography of Percy. > > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections < > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections> > > Best of luck with your valuable line of inquiry. > Sincerely, > > Henry Mills > Director, The Walker Percy Project > Percy-L Administrator > www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 13:50:08 -0400 > From: Lauren Berdy > To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > > Subject: Re: [percy-l] Percy Collections > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Justin > I have looked over the Dr shoulders > And learned some mighty remarkable > Things about what it is to be a human > Being > What a surprise to nod ones head > In recognition to the ultimate search > He was ultimately a good diagnostician > And didn?t get too mad at us > He knew > We exist beside ourselves > We are onstage > We always enter thru a portal > Of our own making > The strategy each of us has one > We mostly eavesdrop and use second hand > Thoughts > Our aspirations > We don?t really enter into eachother > We bump along parallel > Although grace is always > Available > May I recommend his book > The Second Coming > The conciliatory principle of > Language is present and > Accounted for > Two people meet and hear and > Touch and notice eachother > And the world around them > They are for eachother and fir > The world > Language does that > It?s conciliates the unity > It?s the mechanism we have > To communicate with one another > Mostly we aren?t doing a very > Good job of that > Good luck > Read Dr David Bohm on Language > duality is the problem > > > > > > > We eavesdrop using second hand > Thoughts > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 7, 2019, at 12:08 PM, Henry P. Mills > wrote: > > > > Justin, > > > > Thank you for introducing yourself to the list and for sharing > information about your interesting dissertation topic. Yours is a complex > subject, for certain, and I wonder if Percy-1990 would not be inclined > toward a ?Lost in the [Internet] Cosmos? approach. As for a 2019 Percy, > that is an intriguing idea to explore, especially when you consider how > many ways language and its use have changed since the advent of the > Internet. > > > > If it proves of assistance, on The Walker Percy Project you can find > descriptions of and links to the various Percy collections, including > Loyola-New Orleans and The University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, > alongside UNC-CH. I believe the Loyola Collections are quite ripe for new > and productive research, given that they contain a collection of materials > donated to the library by the Percy family, as well as a collection > provided from Patrick Samway, S.J., which includes his research related to > his biography of Percy. > > > > http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections > > > > Best of luck with your valuable line of inquiry. > > Sincerely, > > > > Henry Mills > > Director, The Walker Percy Project > > Percy-L Administrator > > www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Jul 2, 2019, at 10:33 AM, Justin Bonanno wrote: > >> > >> > >> Thank you for providing Patrick Connelly's email, Rich! It is much > appreciated. > >> > >> And thank you for the advice on reading Percy's marginalia, Rhonda. My > dissertation will focus on the implications of Percy's triadic theory of > communication for the field of speech communication. The dissertation is in > an early stage at the moment. While I'm still searching for the "question," > as it were, in the least I'm wondering, "If Percy was alive today, given > the electronic milieu, would he still use the novel as his medium of > communication to convey his philosophical ideas?" > >> > >> -Justin > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> Message: 1 > >>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:56:45 +0000 > >>> From: "Gray, Rich" > >>> To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > >>> Message-ID: > >>> < > BN7PR04MB3826F5DC0BEBA4FFCFB9793AC5FC0 at BN7PR04MB3826.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > > > >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >>> > >>> I know that Patrick Connelly, chair of History at Mississippi College, > included Percy?s ideas in his dissertation. Dr. Connelly visited UNC > Chapel Hill library to see the Percy Collection. He can be contacted by > email: plconnelly at mc.edu . > >>> I?m glad you are writing on Percy. Plenty of new research can be done > on his work. > >>> > >>> Rich Gray > >>> > >>> > >>> Message: 2 > >>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:31:33 +0000 > >>> From: RHONDA MCDONNELL > >>> To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" > >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [percy-l] A Dissertation on Percy > >>> Message-ID: > >>> < > BYAPR11MB29022513687DB07F8CB849A9E4FC0 at BYAPR11MB2902.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > > > >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >>> > >>> Percy?s marginalia in his books can be as helpful as the papers in the > collection, so take some time with those. What is the general gist of your > dissertation? > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> > >>> Rhonda > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Justin Bonanno > wrote: > >>> > >>> Greetings, > >>> > >>> I hope this message finds you well. My name is Justin Bonanno. I'm a > PhD candidate at Duquesne University in the Department of Communication & > Rhetorical Studies. > >>> > >>> I'm planning to write my dissertation on Walker Percy, and I hope to > visit the Percy Collection at UNC Chapel Hill at some point during the > dissertation process. I have a few questions that perhaps some of you may > be able to answer: > >>> > >>> - Does anyone have any advice on visiting the Collection? > >>> - Does anyone know about any scholarships or grants available for > scholars working to extend Percy's work? > >>> > >>> God bless, > >>> Justin > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Justin Bonanno > >>> PhD Candidate > >>> Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, > Religion, and Culture > >>> Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > >>> Duquesne University > >>> Pittsburgh PA 15282 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> * Percy-L Discussion Archives: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > >>> > >>> * Manage Your Membership: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > >>> > >>> * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org< > http://lists.ibiblio.org> > >>> > >>> * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > >>> -------------- next part -------------- > >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >>> URL: < > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/attachments/20190628/558709e5/attachment-0001.html > > > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Subject: Digest Footer > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Percy-L mailing list > >>> Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org > >>> https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 4 > >>> *************************************** > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Justin Bonanno > >> PhD Candidate > >> Assistant Editor, Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, > and Culture > >> Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies > >> Duquesne University > >> Pittsburgh PA 15282 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> * Percy-L Discussion Archives: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > >> > >> * Manage Your Membership: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > >> > >> * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > >> > >> * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > > > * Manage Your Membership: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > > > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/attachments/20190707/d035e4c4/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Percy-L mailing list > Percy-L at lists.ibiblio.org > https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Percy-L Digest, Vol 150, Issue 3 > *************************************** > -- Justin Bonanno PhD Candidate Assistant Editor, *Listening: Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture* Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA 15282 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jshaffett at shorter.edu Wed Jul 10 18:45:59 2019 From: jshaffett at shorter.edu (John Shaffett) Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:45:59 +0000 Subject: [percy-l] Dissertation Message-ID: My plan is to write my dissertation on Walker Percy. I have six courses left before beginning my dissertation, but I have been researching Percy before I entered the Ph.D program at Faulkner University. It is an Interdisciplinary program in the Great Books. My concentration is in Literature. Here is an abstract of my current focus: Walker Percy's Christian faith was central to his life and writings. He asserts this fact in his essays and interviews over and over again. Percy first published in philosophy journals, and he would continue to publish philosophical essays throughout his life. He decided that his ideas could have a bigger audience by writing novels. In his novels, Percy develops complex protagonists who are grounded in Christian realism. Second, he explores philosophical ideas through his protagonists. A common theme in his novels is the religious quest. Percy believes that the human condition of people is that of the wayfarer. This dissertation asks the question, Was Walker Percy a novelist or a religious apologist-or both? Did Percy's Christian faith have a negative influence on his art? Since this dissertation will attempt to present Percy's thought, it will need to evaluate both his philosophical essays and his novels. The novels and the essays together are intended to present a theory of man or an anthropology. This dissertation will evaluate if Percy's anthropology is convincing. John E. 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He asserts this fact in his essays and interviews over and over again. Percy first published in philosophy journals, and he would continue to publish philosophical essays throughout his life. He decided that his ideas could have a bigger audience by writing novels. In his novels, Percy develops complex protagonists who are grounded in Christian realism. Second, he explores philosophical ideas through his protagonists. A common theme in his novels is the religious quest. Percy believes that the human condition of people is that of the wayfarer. This dissertation asks the question, Was Walker Percy a novelist or a religious apologist?or both? Did Percy?s Christian faith have a negative influence on his art? Since this dissertation will attempt to present Percy?s thought, it will need to evaluate both his philosophical essays and his novels. The novels and the essays together are intended to present a theory of man or an anthropology. 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Percy eyes scanned above Our factions and showed us our Particulars May I humbly quietly say I am beginning to despair For our better angels Congrats on your hard won Research into his thought filled Mind Thank you Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:51 AM, RHONDA MCDONNELL wrote: > > You will want this Percy book coming out in the fall from Mercer University Press: https://www.mupress.org/mobile/Symbol-and-Existence-A-Study-in-Meaning-Explorations-of-Human-Nature-P1016.aspx > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:10 AM, John Shaffett wrote: > >> My plan is to write my dissertation on Walker Percy. I have six courses left before beginning my dissertation, but I have been researching Percy before I entered the Ph.D program at Faulkner University. It is an Interdisciplinary program in the Great Books. My concentration is in Literature. Here is an abstract of my current focus: Walker Percy?s Christian faith was central to his life and writings. He asserts this fact in his essays and interviews over and over again. Percy first published in philosophy journals, and he would continue to publish philosophical essays throughout his life. He decided that his ideas could have a bigger audience by writing novels. In his novels, Percy develops complex protagonists who are grounded in Christian realism. Second, he explores philosophical ideas through his protagonists. A common theme in his novels is the religious quest. Percy believes that the human condition of people is that of the wayfarer. This dissertation asks the question, Was Walker Percy a novelist or a religious apologist?or both? Did Percy?s Christian faith have a negative influence on his art? Since this dissertation will attempt to present Percy?s thought, it will need to evaluate both his philosophical essays and his novels. The novels and the essays together are intended to present a theory of man or an anthropology. This dissertation will evaluate if Percy?s anthropology is convincing. >> >> >> John E. Shaffett >> Director of Library Services >> 315 Shorter Avenue ?Rome, Georgia 30165 >> Office: 706.233.7357 >> jshaffett at shorter.edu >> www.shorter.edu >> >> >> >> >> SHORTER UNIVERSITY CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: >> This email, or its attachments, may contain private, confidential or privileged information of Shorter University and is for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, disclosure, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error or you are not the intended and authorized recipient, please notify the sender and permanently delete all copies of the respective email and its attachments without reading them. 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URL: From rhonda_mcdonnell at msn.com Fri Jul 12 13:19:32 2019 From: rhonda_mcdonnell at msn.com (RHONDA MCDONNELL) Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:19:32 +0000 Subject: [percy-l] Dissertation In-Reply-To: <575AD523-AC30-449A-8939-C763FF1EDCFB@gmail.com> References: , <575AD523-AC30-449A-8939-C763FF1EDCFB@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks for congratulations Lauren, though those congratulations are best directed at Dr Percy himself. Symbol and Existence is his. We (Kenneth Ketner, Karey Perkins, Scott Cunningham, and myself) were merely editors who secured the permission for this complete articulation of Dr Percy?s philosophy (circa 1950s). He is as brilliant, as prescient, as relevant as ever. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2019, at 12:49 PM, Lauren Berdy > wrote: Dear Rhonda Dr Percy knew Human nature included all The problem he knew was The partial realities we took For living That sucking self He talked to the klansman He sucked crayfish with selfish Particulars We now have 47 % Who have no problem living Within the confines of their owned Formed Particulars What words inform a neighbor of Seeing the same sky? Percy eyes scanned above Our factions and showed us our Particulars May I humbly quietly say I am beginning to despair For our better angels Congrats on your hard won Research into his thought filled Mind Thank you Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:51 AM, RHONDA MCDONNELL > wrote: You will want this Percy book coming out in the fall from Mercer University Press: https://www.mupress.org/mobile/Symbol-and-Existence-A-Study-in-Meaning-Explorations-of-Human-Nature-P1016.aspx Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:10 AM, John Shaffett > wrote: My plan is to write my dissertation on Walker Percy. I have six courses left before beginning my dissertation, but I have been researching Percy before I entered the Ph.D program at Faulkner University. It is an Interdisciplinary program in the Great Books. My concentration is in Literature. Here is an abstract of my current focus: Walker Percy?s Christian faith was central to his life and writings. He asserts this fact in his essays and interviews over and over again. Percy first published in philosophy journals, and he would continue to publish philosophical essays throughout his life. He decided that his ideas could have a bigger audience by writing novels. In his novels, Percy develops complex protagonists who are grounded in Christian realism. Second, he explores philosophical ideas through his protagonists. A common theme in his novels is the religious quest. Percy believes that the human condition of people is that of the wayfarer. This dissertation asks the question, Was Walker Percy a novelist or a religious apologist?or both? Did Percy?s Christian faith have a negative influence on his art? Since this dissertation will attempt to present Percy?s thought, it will need to evaluate both his philosophical essays and his novels. The novels and the essays together are intended to present a theory of man or an anthropology. 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URL: From wppdirector at gmail.com Fri Jul 12 18:42:18 2019 From: wppdirector at gmail.com (Henry P. Mills) Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:42:18 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: "Symbol and Existence - A Study in Meaning" (Walker Percy); Mercer UP, October 2019 Message-ID: <56AA2FD4-CF3B-459A-925C-4210EC805E66@gmail.com> Dear Percy-L: Below you will find the catalog description of Symbol and Existence - A Study in Meaning as forthcoming from Mercer University Press in October 2019 as earlier mentioned on the list. For slightly more elaboration, Symbol and Existence is a complete, systematic book that Percy wrote in the 1950s yet was not published once he began focusing his talents on becoming a fiction writer following the successes of The Moviegoer. In the words of Ken Ketner, one of its editors, "[e]ven until the moment of the Jefferson Lecture, Percy stayed on the elaborated theoretical position he developed systematically in Symbol and Existence." In essence, then, the book lays bare the intricate, interdisciplinary theoretical system underpinning Percy?s writings and novels. We should all be indebted to the editors -- three of whom are members of the Percy-L community -- for their diligent efforts and for bringing to light this new and original Percy work from the Percy archives at UNC-Chapel Hill. Thank you Ken, Karey, and Rhonda; (and Scott)! Enjoy! Henry Mills Percy-L Administrator _______________________ Symbol and Existence ? A Study in Meaning: Explorations of Human Nature By Walker Percy Edited by Kenneth Laine Ketner, Karey Lea Perkins, Rhonda Renee' McDonnell, and Scott Ross Cunningham Mercer University Press, October 2019 (Pre-orders available) https://www.mupress.org/Symbol-and-Existence-A-Study-in-Meaning-Explorations-of-Human-Nature-P1016.aspx _______________________ BOOK DESCRIPTION --The only known systematic representation of Walker Percy's general working theory and diverse intellectual background Symbol and Existence will prove fascinating to Walker Percy scholars and fans who wish to decipher Percy's authentic philosophical stance. Percy, an existentialist Catholic at his core, was also a scientist seeking an objective paradigm to portray his views. Symbol and Existence demonstrates that Percy was quite methodical and logical in his thought and provides an entirely new perspective on his scholarship. Much of this book is unique and has never been published before; however, some sections were revised and published as isolated journal articles or book chapters, never presented as the unified whole that Percy intended. The orderly unity of Percy's work has not previously been accessible to scholars and fans. Symbol and Existence's systematic presentation and its new material offer fresh insight and a more accurate view of Percy's ideas. His early philosophical writings were often revised and significantly modified by outside editorial intent to conform to prevailing intellectual currents of the time. Readers of some published articles with corresponding passages in Symbol and Existence will be surprised to discover major changes in meaning from Percy's initial writing due to editorial intrusion and loss of context upon their removal from Symbol and Existence. As the only known systematic representation of Percy's general working theory, Symbol and Existence gives an important framework for his diverse intellectual background--philosophy and psychology, medicine and anthropology, semiotic and zoology--creating a coherent view of Percy's "radical anthropology." _______________________ ABOUT WALKER PERCY American author Walker Percy (1916?1990) was one of the most prominent Southern writers of the twentieth century. Known for his poetic style and depiction of alienation in modern American culture, Percy was the bestselling author of six fiction titles, including the classic novel The Moviegoer (winner of the 1962 National Book Award), and three works of nonfiction. Educated at the University of North Carolina and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, he was a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. _______________________ THE EDITORS Kenneth Laine Ketner is P.W. Horn Professor and director of the Institute for Studies in Pragmaticism at Texas Tech University. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Oklahoma State University, an MA in Folklore and Mythology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Karey Lea Perkins has taught literature, writing, and philosophy for over thirty years. She holds a BA in English and a BA in Religion from Wake Forest University, an MA in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MA in Philosophy and a PhD in English from Georgia State University. Rhonda Renee' McDonnell is a professor of American Literature and Composition at Northern Virginia Community College. She holds a PhD in American Literature from Arizona State University. Scott Ross Cunningham is assistant director for Research Operations at The Institute for Studies in Pragmaticism at Texas Tech University. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Texas Tech University and is ABD in Educational Psychology at Texas Tech University. _______________________ PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publication Date: OCTOBER 2019 | MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESS | PHILOSOPHY 6 x 9 | 240 pp. Hardback $29.00 | 978-0-88146-708-6 | H975 Bibliography | Index | Illustrations -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Symbol_Existence_Walker_Percy_Book_Cover.png Type: image/png Size: 592893 bytes Desc: not available URL: From honeyjbc at gmail.com Fri Jul 26 21:55:10 2019 From: honeyjbc at gmail.com (Janet) Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:55:10 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] Walker Percy and the Search for Meaning Message-ID: <5d3baf00.1c69fb81.d8275.c43f@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: