Edward H. Bodie, Jr.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Office: 409 Humanities Office Building
bodieprof@aol.com
Education
M.A., University of South Carolina, 1960
Over his keys the musing organist
Beginning doubtfully and far away,
First lets his fingers wander as they list,
And builds a bridge from Dreamland for his lay.
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-- James Russell Lowell,
"The Vision of Sir Launfal"
To the full voiced quire below,
In service high and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
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John Milton, "Il Penseroso"
Organist, Grace Episcopal Church, Ridge Spring, South Carolina
Interim Organist, Trinity Episcopal Church, Edgefield, SC
Publications and Conferences
"Homage to the King of Instruments: The Organ in Literature," presented At the Blue Ridge International Conference on the Humanities and the Arts, Appalachian State University, April 28, 2001, combines the two major intellectual and aesthetic interests of my career, poetry and the organ.
"Whitman's "Song of Myself,' Section 38." Explicator 53.3 (Spring 1995): 149-50
Honors and Awards
Phi Beta Kappa member in course, 1957
English Department Teacher of the Year, 1984
Gamecock Faculty All-Star, 1998
Senior Faculty Member of the University, 1998-2001