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Instinct for Survival - by Pat C Hoy (Paperback)

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  • The essays in Instinct for Survival explore fundamental ideas about the ties of community, the trials and tribulations of family life, the sacrif cial nature of public service, the yearnings of the spirit, and the tangled joys of teaching.
  • About the Author: PAT C. HOY II is a professor of English at New York University.
  • 160 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs

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The essays in Instinct for Survival explore fundamental ideas about the ties of community, the trials and tribulations of family life, the sacrificial nature of public service, the yearnings of the spirit, and the tangled joys of teaching.



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The essays in Instinct for Survival explore fundamental ideas about the ties of community, the trials and tribulations of family life, the sacrif cial nature of public service, the yearnings of the spirit, and the tangled joys of teaching. From his childhood in Arkansas to his career as both Army off cer and professor of literature, Pat Hoy uses his rich experiences as departure points in his quest for meaning.

In "Mosaics of Southern Masculinity," Hoy recalls his absent father and develops a multilayered inquiry into male identity that includes memories of his own sons and ref ections on the ways other southern writers have grappled with father-son relationships. "The Spirit Was Willing and So Was the Flesh" stems from Hoy's attempts to come to terms with the feminine aspects of his own personality and with the apparent dichotomy between the spiritual and the physical. Hoy toys with his own personal poetics and philosophy of writing in "Conversing with Images," where he articulates the unspoken power of images. A fascination with life's mysteries informs these essays, which together create a transcendent and marvelous mosaic of life.



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Pat Hoy joins the story to the essay in the most felicitous way. He understands the importance of storytelling in revealing the larger truth. Everything from fighting in Vietnam to the dying of his mother is made accessible through artfully told stories. . . . These are tough stories from a gentle man.

--Roy Reed

Pat Hoy's essays march like a military band, snapping through formations, the music rising above, stirring yet sweet, snare drums clapping, fifes whistling like a sad train pulling through long hills. . . . This is the real music of life, at one moment boney with loss, at another green with possession.

--Sam Pickering



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PAT C. HOY II is a professor of English at New York University. He is the author of Reading and Writing Essays: The Imaginative Tasks and coauthor of The Scribner Handbook for Writers. He was awarded the Cecil Woods, Jr. Prize for Nonfiction from the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2003.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .43 Inches (D)
Weight: .41 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Personal Memoirs
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Pat C Hoy
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2012
TCIN: 1007424647
UPC: 9780820339375
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-4305
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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