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Narcissus in the Coalfields

Narcissus in the Coalfields Ronald Larson Appalachian Heritage, Volume 12, Number 1, Winter 1984, pp. 39-49 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1984.0033 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/438463/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:43 GMT from JHU Libraries ^vá*^*^*^^.^ Narcissus in the Coalfields ^o^^^o^^^ by Ronald Larson INTRODUCTION Late in his presidency, and vexed by myriad problems, Jimmy Carter delivered his now famous "malaise speech" in which he urged Americans to turn away from pessimism and self- centeredness which he felt were undermining America's tradition of greatness. Earlier CBS Evening News had reported that Christopher Lasch's The Culture of Narcissism was foremost on the President's reading list as he prepared the speech. After reading the book and listening to the speech, one has little doubt that CBS was right and that the President had done his homework: Mr. Carter most certainly was influenced by Mr. Lasch. In spite of its influence, I believe that Lasch's study has its limitations. His criticism is clearly directed at moderns, "today's people," as we might call ourselves, but it seems to me that much of what he says is also applicable to traditionals, "yesterday's people," as members of the Southern http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Narcissus in the Coalfields

Larson, Ronald.
Appalachian Review , Volume 12 (1) – Jan 8, 2014
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Ronald Larson Appalachian Heritage, Volume 12, Number 1, Winter 1984, pp. 39-49 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1984.0033 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/438463/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:43 GMT from JHU Libraries ^vá*^*^*^^.^ Narcissus in the Coalfields ^o^^^o^^^ by Ronald Larson INTRODUCTION Late in his presidency, and vexed by myriad problems, Jimmy Carter delivered his now famous "malaise speech" in which he urged Americans to turn away from pessimism and self- centeredness which he felt were undermining America's tradition of greatness. Earlier CBS Evening News had reported that Christopher Lasch's The Culture of Narcissism was foremost on the President's reading list as he prepared the speech. After reading the book and listening to the speech, one has little doubt that CBS was right and that the President had done his homework: Mr. Carter most certainly was influenced by Mr. Lasch. In spite of its influence, I believe that Lasch's study has its limitations. His criticism is clearly directed at moderns, "today's people," as we might call ourselves, but it seems to me that much of what he says is also applicable to traditionals, "yesterday's people," as members of the Southern

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