Category Archives: Sharp, Ronald A.
That’s What Friends Are For
Ronald Sharp discusses The Norton Book of Friendship, which he co-edited with Eudora Welty. Readings are by Zhang Zhilian of Peking University, Hortense Spillers of Emory University, David Smith of Williams College, Annabel Patterson of Duke University, and Robert Connor … Continue reading
Posted in Connor, W. Robert (Bob), Crockett-Smith, David L., Episodes, Mullikin, Kent, Patterson, Annabel M., Sharp, Ronald A., Smith, David L., Spillers, Hortense J., Zhang, Zhilian
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Pasts and Presents
Nicolás Kanellos and Francisco Lomeli discuss the Hispanic literary heritage of the United States, including works of the Spanish people of Mexico and the Caribbean, Native Americans, and people of the American Southwest. They offer Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá’s Historia … Continue reading
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Foreign Subjects: Languages and God in the Schools
Rosemary Feal and Joan Hinde Stewart dicuss foreign languages in American education–what’s popular, what’s not, teaching methods, and literary criticism and theory. Warren Nord and Ronald Sharp talk about the perils and rewards of teaching religion in American schools. 425 … Continue reading
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(1) The Gift; (2) Commentary on Gift Giving
Lewis Hyde discusses his book The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property, in which he views giving gifts as embodying the opposing forces of eros and logos. Eros represents connection and drawing together, while logos represents differentiation and the spirit … Continue reading
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Friendship and Culture
Ronald Sharp discusses friendship and culture from antiquity into the modern world. He believes a resurgence of interest in friendship and its treatment in literature has occurred and relates some reasons; and he looks at different models of friendship. Sharp … Continue reading