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William F. Buckley, Jr.: Reflections on Current Contentions
No full textWilliam F. Buckley, Jr. (born Nov. 24, 1925, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 27, 2008, Stamford, Conn.), versatile American editor, author, and conservative gadfly who became an important intellectual influence in conservative politics.
Buckley founded the conservative journal National Review in 1955, and as editor in chief he used the journal as a forum for conservative views and ideas. His column of political commentary, “On the Right,” was syndicated in 1962 and appeared regularly in more than 200 newspapers. From 1966 to 1999 Buckley served as host of Firing Line, a weekly television interview program dealing with politics and public affairs.
A contributor to many magazines, Buckley wrote a number of books, among them God and Man at Yale (1951), Up from Liberalism (1959), and Rumbles Left and Right (1963). He coauthored McCarthy and His Enemies (1954), and in the late 1970s he turned his hand to writing spy novels; among them were Saving the Queen (1976), Marco Polo, If You Can (1982), A Very Private Plot (1994), and the final entry in the series, Last Call for Blackford Oakes (2005)
Cwbr Author Interview: Jefferson Davis And The Civil War Era
Get PDFInterview with William J. Cooper, Jr. Interviewed by Christopher Childers Civil War Book Review (CWBR): You begin your latest book with the phrase Jefferson Davis by William Cooper, once again, of course referring to your 2000 biography Jefferson Davis, American. But why Jefferson Davis in the first place, what lead you to study this man? William J. Cooper, Jr. (WJC): I\u27ve been interested in Davis for a long time. When I was a senior in college..
The recurring author: William Shakespeare, a case study through content analysis
No full textThe recurring author is one whose works appear many times at different levels in instructional units found in literature textbook series. This study described the treatment of a recurring author, Shakespeare, using units in a sample of six literature textbook series student editions and teacher manuals for grades nine, ten, and twelve. The descriptive case study determined the content of the Shakespeare unit for each grade level in the sample and determined whether the content of the Shakespeare unit differed across grade levels in the sample.The William Shakespeare Unit Content Analysis Instrument was developed for this study to describe, to code, and to analyze the content of the Shakespeare units. The William Shakespeare Unit Content Analysis Instrument had a rated content validity of 91 percent and an inter-rater reliability of 92 percent.The study used percentages to describe the occurrence of items appearing in the Shakespeare units for grades nine, ten, and twelve in the six literature textbook series examined. The content of the Shakespeare unit was described based on these percentages. The study also determined that the content of the Shakespeare units across grades nine, ten, and twelve differed statistically but not substantially in the degree of emphasis placed on four areas of content: biographical information, Shakespeare's works, Shakespeare's theater, and issues related to instruction as measured by the William Shakespeare Unit Content Analysis Instrument.Recommendations for further study in the areas of recurring authors, teaching Shakespeare, and textbook evaluation criteria were given.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-12, Section: A, page: 3645.Advisors: Lynn Z. Lang.Ph.D. American University 1988.Englis
Review of \u3ci\u3eCursed From Birth: The Short, Unhappy Life of William S. Burroughs Jr.\u3c/i\u3e, by William S. Burroughs, Jr.
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William S. Burroughs Jr. was the son of the author of Naked Lunch and Joan Vollmer, whom his father accidentally (at least consciously speaking) shot in a William Tell act in Mexico City. He was also, in his own words, the author of two novels [Speed and Kentucky Ham] published in seven languages, and numerous articles in national magazines. The title of this latest incarnation from Soft Skull Press casts Burroughs Jr. in the tradition of the poètes maudites and, interestingly, in relation to a short story by Ernest Hemingway about a woman who accidentally shoots her husband during a safari
William F. Buckley, Jr.
No full textWilliam Frank Buckley, Jr. (November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative author and commentator. He founded the political magazine National Review in 1955, which had a major impact in stimulating the conservative movement. He hosted 1,429 episodes of the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999, where he became known for his transatlantic accent and wide vocabulary. He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspapercolumn, and wrote numerous spy novels.
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Alvin S. Felzenberg, A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr.
Get PDFAlvin S. Felzenberg, A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Pp. 417. ISBN:9780300163841. Marcus Walsh-Führing In Alvin Felzenberg’s book, A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr., the author covers the political life of Buckley by focusing on his career as a political strategist and a major center-right political actor of his era. The book fills a gap in the literature on the develop..
William F. Buckley, Jr., 1964-65 Artist Lecture Series, Chapman College, Orange
No full textPublicity photograph of American conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., 1964-65 Artist Lecture Series, Chapman College, Orange, California, December 6, 1964. Author and as editor of the National Review, led a a team of conservative writers.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cu_events/1033/thumbnail.jp
LOVE AND STRIFE IN WILLIAM GADDIS' "JR"
No full textJR may be broadly characterized as a novel about disorder. Jack Gibbs is the novel's preeminent authority on this subject. By focusing initially on Gibbs, I show how his preoccupation with disorder informs both his writing and his speech. I do this by observing Gibbs' futile effort to resume work on his book and by examining his tendency to quote Empedocles.Gibbs' allusions to Empedocles provide a context within which we can understand the way the human body and human speech are represented in JR. Empedocles' world is ruled alternately by two forces, Love and Strife. The function of Love is to unite, to make one out of many. The function of Strife is to separate, to disperse things without apparent design. In these terms, the disorder that pervades JR may be viewed as a manifestation of the separating power of Strife.In JR, both the human body and human speech exhibit the influence of Strife. Bodies are fragmented, reduced to separate or merely contiguous parts, and physical contact among characters is frequently hazardous. In a similar fashion, language is divided into competing modes of discourse, and signs are often arbitrarily separated from their referents. Examining instances of narrative description in JR, I show how the faction of limbs tends to generate instability and disorder. Analyzing the speech of various characters, as well as their statements about language, I show how the plurality of discourse promotes confusion and misunderstanding. In these respects, JR represents a world that is ruled by Strife.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-03, Section: A, page: 1058.Ph.D. American University 1980.Englis
The recurring author: William Shakespeare, a case study through content analysis
No full textThe recurring author is one whose works appear many times at different levels in instructional units found in literature textbook series. This study described the treatment of a recurring author, Shakespeare, using units in a sample of six literature textbook series student editions and teacher manuals for grades nine, ten, and twelve. The descriptive case study determined the content of the Shakespeare unit for each grade level in the sample and determined whether the content of the Shakespeare unit differed across grade levels in the sample. The William Shakespeare Unit Content Analysis Instrument was developed for this study to describe, to code, and to analyze the content of the Shakespeare units. The William Shakespeare Unit Content Analysis Instrument had a rated content validity of 91 percent and an inter-rater reliability of 92 percent. The study used percentages to describe the occurrence of items appearing in the Shakespeare units for grades nine, ten, and twelve in the six literature textbook series examined. The content of the Shakespeare unit was described based on these percentages. The study also determined that the content of the Shakespeare units across grades nine, ten, and twelve differed statistically but not substantially in the degree of emphasis placed on four areas of content: biographical information, Shakespeare's works, Shakespeare's theater, and issues related to instruction as measured by the William Shakespeare Unit Content Analysis Instrument. Recommendations for further study in the areas of recurring authors, teaching Shakespeare, and textbook evaluation criteria were given.</p
Correspondence between William H. Samuel Jr. and John Lewis, 1971
No full textCorrespondence between John Lewis and William H. Samuel about the Louisiana Voter Education Project Summer Intern Program. Included is a summary of the summer program, general statistics for VEP projects in Louisiana, and a description of summer program participants
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