No other writer, seeking to accomplish the highest art, lived with such restless vigor. Donated to the Michigan Humanities Council Resource Center by the Library of Michigan. Though divided in life, these classes combine in Faulkner's art to constitute an enduring, universal vision of human nature. Donated to the Michigan Humanities Council by the Library of Michigan. In this Michigan Humanities Council Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities, John Ciardi, poet and scholar, discusses his theories on the development of languages and how languages continue to live and evolve in different cultures at different times.
Program includes introductions, responses by humanities scholars and questions from the audience.
VHS videocassette Dan O'Herlihy, as Mark Twain, reflects on the tragedy or folly that often provoked Twain's humor, his device for getting his readers' attention. Eve Bunting , who has written over 100 books for children and young adults, discusses her role as a modern day storyteller and her insights into the process of writing children's literature. Faye Moskowitz reads various essays, commentary and stories from her collections which deal with her role as writer and teacher. Nancy Stone discusses her process of writing Michigan historical fiction, what we can learn from this genre, and how children can go about doing the same thing in the classroom. Nancy also relates her own research and writing techniques from her book Dune Shadow , about the small mill town of Singapore near Saugatuck which was covered completely by a dune.