The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought
Contents
ARTICLES
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: The Self and Society in a New World
Thorny Lafon: Black Philanthropist
The Cherokee-Crawford Coal Field of Southeastern Kansas: A Study in Sequent Occupance
American English and the International Theme in The Portrait of a Lady
Joyce's Bifocal Lens: Politics in Ireland
John Barth's Four-And-Twenty Golden Umbrellas
POEMS
Hunting: A Story
Occam Shaving with his Razor
The Day I Devoured the White Wolf
After the Ice Storm
The Lesson of Shih Huang-Ti
LOOKING FORWARD
Readin', 'Ritin', and the 'Rithmetic Thereof
Abstract
in this issue . . .
TOM BAILEY, who finds politics behind the self-help in Franklin's Autobiography, received his Ph.D. from Washington University in Saint Louis and teaches English at Western Michigan University.
CHARLES E. WYNES, who introduces Thorny Lafon, received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and teaches history at the University of Georgia. He has published books and numerous articles on American history.
WILLIAM E. POWELL, who studies the Cherokee-Crawford coal field, received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska and teaches geography at Pittsburg State. His articles have appeared in a number of journals.
KELLY CHERRY teaches at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her most recent books are a novel, Augusta Played (Houghton Miffiin), and a book of poems, Relativity (Louisiana State University Press).
JOSEPH DI PRISCO lives in Emeryville, California. He has published a book of poems, Wifs End, with the University of Missouri Press.
JACK FLAVIN lives in Springfield, Massachusetts.
THOMAS McAFEE teaches at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His poems and stories have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and he has published a book, Poems and Stories (University of Missouri Press).
MICHAEL E. CONNAUGHTON, who examines Henry James's style, received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and teaches English at Pittsburg State. He has published articles on English and American fiction.
DAVID MORGAN ZEHR, who investigates the politics of Joyce’s Ulysses, received his Ph.D. from Indiana and teaches English at the University of Alabama. His articles on Hemmingway have appeared in a number of journals, including MQ.
JEFF RACKHAM, who suggests that Barth's new fiction requires a new reader, received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah and directs the honors program at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He has published a text book and numerous articles.
CAROL HELMSTETTER CANTRELL, who reviews Michael Heffernan's poems, received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University and teaches English at Colorado State University. Her articles on recent poetry have appeared in a number of journals, including MQ.
STEPHEN MEATS, who reviews Dave Smith's poems, received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and chairs the Department of English at Pittsburg State. He has published widely on American literature.
Recommended Citation
Bailey, Tom; Wynes, Charles E.; Powell, William E.; Connaughton, Michael E.; Zehr, David Morgan; Rackham, Jeff; Cherry, Kelly; Di Prisco, Joseph; Flavin, Jack; McAfee, Thomas; Emmett, V. J. Jr.; and Midwest Quarterly Editors
(1981)
"The Midwest Quarterly; Vol. 22 No. 2,"
The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought: Vol. 22:
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