Earl Shorris
Earl Shorris (Chicago, 25 June 1936 – New York City, 27 May 2012) was an American writer and
social inclusion building up "ideas of hope, meaning, and identity into the personal" lives and narratives of participants.[3]
Shorris published extensively on Mexico and Mexican history. Shorris made the acquaintance of Miguel León-Portilla, who published a widely-read anthology of accounts of the conquest of the Aztec Empire from Aztec viewpoints, The Broken Spears. The two subsequently published an important anthology of Mesoamerican literature, bringing to a mass market the existence of significant body of writings by indigenous Mexicans.[4] In 2000, Shorris was awarded the National Humanities Medal.[5]
Bibliography
- Ofay (pre-1973)
- The Boots of the Virgin (pre-1973)
- The Death of the Great Spirit: An Elegy for the American Indian (1973)
- The Oppressed Middle : Politics of Middle Management : Scenes from Corporate Life Anchor Press/Doubleday (1981) ISBN 0385145640
- A Nation of Salesmen: The Tyranny of the Market and the Subversion of Culture ISBN 0393334082
- Under the Fifth Sun: A Novel of Pancho Villa W. W. Norton (1980) ISBN 9780440093886
- Jews Without Mercy: A Lament Anchor Books/Doubleday (1982)
- Riches for the Poor: The Clemente Course in the Humanities W. W. Norton & Company (2000) ISBN 978-0393320664
- In the Yucatan: A Novel W. W. Norton & Company (2000) ISBN 978-0-393-34202-4
- In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present (with ISBN 978-0393324075
- The Life and Times of Mexico W. W. Norton & Company (2004) ISBN 978-0393059267
- The Politics of Heaven: America in Fearful Times W. W. Norton & Company (2007) ISBN 978-0393059632
- The Art of Freedom: Teaching the Humanities to the Poor W. W. Norton & Company (2013) ISBN 978-0-393-08127-5
- American Vespers Harper's Magazine Dec. 2011
References
- ^ "Welcome". The Clemente Course in the Humanities. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- ^ Vitello, Paul (2 June 2012). "Earl Shorris, 75, Dies; Fought Poverty With Knowledge". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ Jean Meyer, Miguel León-Portilla, and Asa Zatz, "Miguel León-Portilla". BOMB,No. 78, The Americas Issue (Winter, 2001/2002), pp. 66-71. Published by: New Art Publications. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40426796 Accessed: 05-07-2018
- ^ "Earl Shorris". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
External links
- The Clemente Course in the Humanities
- interview with Shorris Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
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