The Frail Agony of Grace: Story,… : DASH Story 2014-12-30
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I have just read Mr Mattthew Pott's dissertation on Cormac McCarthy (The Frail Agony of Grace: Story, Act, and Sacrament in the Fiction of Cormac McCarthy) - finishing this masterful work more enriched and insightful.
I work as a Remote Area Nurse & Midwife in an Australian Aboriginal community which is very distant from mainstream Australiancities or even small towns. At present we are isolated at this time of the year by the Monsoon rains and often communications are down.
Open Access has allowed me to pursue my interest and enjoyment of Cormac McCarthy's work although over 1300 miles from the nearest university. Open Access also makes me feel in contact with the wonderful interlectual tradition and influence of Harvard University.
I feel that by providing works such as Mr Pott's Dissertation to the world through Open Access, Harvard University demonstrates an inspiring and admirable commitment to democracy, generosity in scholarship and to sharing precious and hard earned knowledge to every person and so enriching the lives of many.
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