Kipling, Tillman, and The Doctrine of Discovery
The thinking of 1500AD and the Pope's Doctrine of Discovery influences our thinking today. Do you remember Kipling's poem, The White Man's Burden? …
William Justice Bruehl — author
William Justice Bruehl — known as Bill Bruehl — earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania and is now Professor Emeritus of Theater Arts at Stony Brook University, New York, and Honorary Professor Emeritus at Clemson University, South Carolina. An artist, teacher, and scholar, his primary academic interest is free play.
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- Professor Emeritus, Stony Brook University & Clemson University
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellow
He is the author of 25 plays for the stage and 8 volumes of fiction and nonfiction. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Bruehl a Fellowship for his work, which includes a volume exploring the psychological skills of performers, entitled “The Technique of Inner Action.”
He wrote and performed the poems in his volume of narrative poetry, “The Fearsome Colors of Forsythia,” which is available on “Audible.” His memoir, “A Pilgrimage Like No Other,” focuses on his search for identity and meaning in life.
Turning his playwright's skills to narrative fiction, Bill published three short story collections and the novel titled “The Final Retreat from Yudam Ni,” a character study of a fictional US Marine involved in the Korean War.
Bruehl's latest work, a novel entitled “The Mistress of Surfaces,” explores the journey of a fictional American transwoman through life.
You can read more about Bill on the About page, or browse his books on Amazon below.