William H. Pritchard, a frequent contributor, is the Henry Clay Folger Professor of English, Emeritus, at Amherst College. Also by this author Eliot’s Pitiless Brilliance Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-10-22 issue: View Contents Most Recent Interregnum Report By The Editors May 1, 2025 Francis the Teacher By David Cloutier May 1, 2025 Listening to the Land By John-Paul Heil April 30, 2025
