Guest Blogs

Guest Blog: Sport and Spirituality in the Golf Novel The Legend of Bagger Vance

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By Lisa Beckelhimer, University of Cincinnati Sport is frequently elevated to some higher meaning in American culture. Traditional sports writing, memoirs, and historical accounts can inspire readers. But so can several works of fiction, including Steven Pressfield’s mystical golf novel The Legend of Bagger Vance (1995). An athlete/tortured soul in need of salvation, his angelic or … Read more

Guest Blog: Ernest J. Gaines – At Home in the Pelican State

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By Lillie Anne Brown, Florida A&M University The literary work of Ernest J. Gaines intersects history and culture with universal themes of self-respect, human dignity and personal integrity. His novels pay homage to ordinary black citizens who not only deserve respect in their everyday lives but crave it as a matter of order and sensibility. … Read more