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Richard was also a generous colleague to many during his visits to the Huntington Library in California. I had the pleasure of knowing him as a colleague over many years, but my favorite memories are lunchtime conversations there. He was a thoughtful and gracious presence, always. Susanne On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Dorothy Stephens <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What impressed me most about Richard's responses to the Colin Clout medal > and to the MLA panel in his honor was that in both cases, rather than > receiving the tributes primarily as pronouncements about a distinguished > career, he immediately reinserted them into the ongoing scholarly > conversation. After receiving the medal and its accompanying letter, he > responded by appreciatively quoting one of our phrases of congratulation > and > carrying it forward into a précis of a discussion that he wanted to begin > with the publication of his next book. And of course he participated > magnificently in his own MLA panel, via a recording. He didn't use > euphemisms about the fact that he was dying, but he wanted to keep up a > genuine intellectual exchange as long as possible. > > Dot Stephens > -- Susanne Woods 17273 La Brisa Lane Sugarloaf Shores, FL 33042