{"id":5,"date":"2024-01-16T11:28:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:49:35","slug":"preface","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Preface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull wp-duotone-636363-ffffff-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:48px;min-height:66vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"675\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bloodmeridian.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 42%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 42%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bloodmeridian.png 865w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bloodmeridian-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bloodmeridian-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide has-white-color has-text-color has-contrast-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae50e67a72a8c080f246a4db5cb86f27\" style=\"font-size:clamp(27.894px, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.094), 48px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.03em;line-height:1.2\"><strong>The Cormac McCarthy Study Group<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"padding-top:4vw;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:4vw;padding-left:4vw;min-height:66vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-3-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png 554w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The Cormac McCarthy Study Group meet <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.jit.si\">online<\/a> to discuss the author&#8217;s &#8216;overpowering use of language, his life-giving and death-dealing sentences.&#8217;<br><br>To join the conversation, send an email introducing yourself to <a href=\"mailto:post@mccarthystudygroup.com\">post@mccarthystudygroup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc.png 872w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc-768x783.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-3-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png 554w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide has-white-color has-text-color has-contrast-color has-link-color wp-elements-911c9981a967f49a953b0a1abfa0f5d2\" style=\"font-size:clamp(27.894px, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.094), 48px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.03em;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Next Session<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0.5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4fe63cc9f24b9078ba18b6db722732e8 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  class=\"tribe-compatibility-container\" >\n\t<div\n\t\t class=\"tribe-common tribe-events tribe-events-view tribe-events-view--widget-events-list tribe-events-widget\" \t\tdata-js=\"tribe-events-view\"\n\t\tdata-view-rest-url=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/views\/v2\/html\"\n\t\tdata-view-manage-url=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-view-breakpoint-pointer=\"5c8bf656-402a-4e01-859b-ef00f0179ef9\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"tribe-events-widget-events-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<script data-js=\"tribe-events-view-data\" type=\"application\/json\">\n\t{\"slug\":\"widget-events-list\",\"prev_url\":\"\",\"next_url\":\"\",\"view_class\":\"Tribe\\\\Events\\\\Views\\\\V2\\\\Views\\\\Widgets\\\\Widget_List_View\",\"view_slug\":\"widget-events-list\",\"view_label\":\"View\",\"view\":null,\"should_manage_url\":true,\"id\":null,\"alias-slugs\":null,\"title\":\"Upcoming Events \\u2013 The Cormac McCarthy Study Group\",\"limit\":\"5\",\"no_upcoming_events\":false,\"featured_events_only\":false,\"jsonld_enable\":true,\"tribe_is_list_widget\":false,\"admin_fields\":{\"title\":{\"label\":\"Title:\",\"type\":\"text\",\"classes\":\"\",\"dependency\":\"\",\"id\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list--1-title\",\"name\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][title]\",\"options\":[],\"placeholder\":\"\",\"value\":null},\"limit\":{\"label\":\"Show:\",\"type\":\"number\",\"default\":5,\"min\":1,\"max\":10,\"step\":1,\"classes\":\"\",\"dependency\":\"\",\"id\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list--1-limit\",\"name\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][limit]\",\"options\":[],\"placeholder\":\"\",\"value\":null},\"no_upcoming_events\":{\"label\":\"Hide this widget if there are no upcoming events.\",\"type\":\"checkbox\",\"classes\":\"\",\"dependency\":\"\",\"id\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list--1-no_upcoming_events\",\"name\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][no_upcoming_events]\",\"options\":[],\"placeholder\":\"\",\"value\":null},\"featured_events_only\":{\"label\":\"Limit to featured events only\",\"type\":\"checkbox\",\"classes\":\"\",\"dependency\":\"\",\"id\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list--1-featured_events_only\",\"name\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][featured_events_only]\",\"options\":[],\"placeholder\":\"\",\"value\":null},\"jsonld_enable\":{\"label\":\"Generate JSON-LD data\",\"type\":\"checkbox\",\"classes\":\"\",\"dependency\":\"\",\"id\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list--1-jsonld_enable\",\"name\":\"widget-tribe-widget-events-list[-1][jsonld_enable]\",\"options\":[],\"placeholder\":\"\",\"value\":null}},\"events\":[],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDisplay=widget-events-list\",\"url_event_date\":false,\"bar\":{\"keyword\":\"\",\"date\":\"\"},\"today\":\"2026-04-17 00:00:00\",\"now\":\"2026-04-17 08:21:18\",\"rest_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/index.php\\\/wp-json\\\/tribe\\\/views\\\/v2\\\/html\",\"rest_method\":\"POST\",\"rest_nonce\":\"\",\"today_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDisplay=widget-events-list&rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F5\",\"today_title\":\"Click to select today's date\",\"today_label\":\"Today\",\"prev_label\":\"\",\"next_label\":\"\",\"date_formats\":{\"compact\":\"n\\\/j\\\/Y\",\"month_and_year_compact\":\"n\\\/Y\",\"month_and_year\":\"F Y\",\"time_range_separator\":\" - \",\"date_time_separator\":\" @ \"},\"messages\":{\"notice\":[\"There are no upcoming events.\"]},\"start_of_week\":\"1\",\"header_title\":\"\",\"header_title_element\":\"h1\",\"content_title\":\"\",\"breadcrumbs\":[],\"before_events\":\"\",\"after_events\":\"\\n<!--\\nThis calendar is powered by The Events Calendar.\\nhttp:\\\/\\\/evnt.is\\\/18wn\\n-->\\n\",\"display_events_bar\":false,\"disable_event_search\":true,\"live_refresh\":true,\"ical\":{\"display_link\":true,\"link\":{\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDisplay=widget-events-list&#038;ical=1\",\"text\":\"Export Events\",\"title\":\"Use this to share calendar data with Google Calendar, Apple iCal and other compatible apps\"}},\"container_classes\":[\"tribe-common\",\"tribe-events\",\"tribe-events-view\",\"tribe-events-view--widget-events-list\",\"tribe-events-widget\"],\"container_data\":[],\"is_past\":false,\"breakpoints\":{\"xsmall\":500,\"medium\":768,\"full\":960},\"breakpoint_pointer\":\"5c8bf656-402a-4e01-859b-ef00f0179ef9\",\"is_initial_load\":false,\"public_views\":{\"list\":{\"view_class\":\"Tribe\\\\Events\\\\Views\\\\V2\\\\Views\\\\List_View\",\"view_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/events\\\/list\\\/\",\"view_label\":\"List\"},\"month\":{\"view_class\":\"Tribe\\\\Events\\\\Views\\\\V2\\\\Views\\\\Month_View\",\"view_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/events\\\/month\\\/\",\"view_label\":\"Month\"},\"day\":{\"view_class\":\"Tribe\\\\Events\\\\Views\\\\V2\\\\Views\\\\Day_View\",\"view_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/events\\\/today\\\/\",\"view_label\":\"Day\"}},\"show_latest_past\":false,\"compatibility_classes\":[\"tribe-compatibility-container\"],\"view_more_text\":\"View Calendar\",\"view_more_title\":\"View more events.\",\"view_more_link\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mccarthystudygroup.com\\\/events\\\/\",\"widget_title\":\"\",\"hide_if_no_upcoming_events\":false,\"display\":[],\"subscribe_links\":{\"gcal\":{\"label\":\"Google Calendar\",\"single_label\":\"Add to Google Calendar\",\"visible\":true,\"block_slug\":\"hasGoogleCalendar\"},\"ical\":{\"label\":\"iCalendar\",\"single_label\":\"Add to iCalendar\",\"visible\":true,\"block_slug\":\"hasiCal\"},\"outlook-365\":{\"label\":\"Outlook 365\",\"single_label\":\"Outlook 365\",\"visible\":true,\"block_slug\":\"hasOutlook365\"},\"outlook-live\":{\"label\":\"Outlook Live\",\"single_label\":\"Outlook Live\",\"visible\":true,\"block_slug\":\"hasOutlookLive\"},\"ics\":{\"label\":\"Export .ics file\",\"single_label\":\"Export .ics file\",\"visible\":true,\"block_slug\":null},\"outlook-ics\":{\"label\":\"Export Outlook .ics file\",\"single_label\":\"Export Outlook .ics file\",\"visible\":true,\"block_slug\":null}},\"_context\":{\"slug\":\"widget-events-list\"}}<\/script>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"tribe-events-header__messages tribe-events-c-messages tribe-common-b2\"  >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tribe-events-c-messages__message tribe-events-c-messages__message--notice\" role=\"alert\">\n\t\t\t<svg  class=\"tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--messages-not-found tribe-events-c-messages__message-icon-svg\"  viewBox=\"0 0 21 23\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M.5 2.5h20v20H.5z\"\/><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" d=\"M7.583 11.583l5.834 5.834m0-5.834l-5.834 5.834\" class=\"tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-stroke\"\/><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" d=\"M4.5.5v4m12-4v4\"\/><path stroke-linecap=\"square\" d=\"M.5 7.5h20\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"tribe-events-c-messages__message-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tribe-events-c-messages__message-list-item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t data-key=\"0\" \t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere are no upcoming events.\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script data-js='tribe-events-view-nonce-data' type='application\/json'>{\"_tec_view_rest_nonce_primary\":\"c4d4344371\",\"_tec_view_rest_nonce_secondary\":\"\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/events\/\" data-type=\"tribe_events\" data-id=\"31\">VIEW CALENDAR<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-36345d-abaaaa-2\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-3-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png 554w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/past\/\" data-type=\"tribe_events\" data-id=\"31\">PAST EVENTS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/obituaries\/\" data-type=\"tribe_events\" data-id=\"31\">1933-2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cormacmccarthy.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"cormacmccarthy.com\">THE SOCIETY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Site by L.J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0.1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site by L.J.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}