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Category Archives: literature
Jane Austen and the institution of Marriage
“…I am not romantic, you know. I never was. I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins’s character, connections, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most … Continue reading
William Blake in the twenty first century
Reader! lover of books! lover of heaven, And of that God from whom all books are given, Who in mysterious Sinai’s awful cave To Man the wondrous art of writing gave, Again he speaks in thunder and in fire! Thunder … Continue reading
The Stranger from Paradise, A Biography of William Blake
Portrait of William Blake by Thomas Philips (1807). G. E. Bentley Jr’s biography of William Blake, The Stranger from Paradise, follows the creative life of a promising young artist, whose genius and unconventional mindset, both fueled his art and hindered … Continue reading
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Tagged art in England, biography, Blake, early 19th century, Romantic Age, William Blake
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Lighthearted takes on fiction and physics
Two comics by John Atkinson, thirst-editions and simplified-physics.
Story Elements: Core, World, Setting
C-3PO tells the story of the Rebellion to the Ewoks After trying to get to the root of readers’ satisfaction with a story, I found that a better understanding of what a story is might be in order. On its … Continue reading
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Tagged story elements, story world, storyteller, storytellers, theme
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2017 is drawing to a close
Finally, 2017 is drawing to a close. I can’t say that it was one of the better years to look back at. This is why I’m not going to do any “2017 in …”, but just post a few pictures … Continue reading
Posted in cosmology, literature, photos, physics
Tagged 2017, Autumn colors, nobel prize 2017, Robert Burns, Walter Scott
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The Real Jane Austen???
“In the popular imagination, Jane Austen spent nearly all of her life sitting in a parsonage, working on her embroidery, gossiping about the neighbours and writing novels confined to ‘three or four families in a country village’.” From The Real … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, book review, Freudian, Jane Austen, Janeites, Regency England, reviews, specualtion, writing career
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Forward and backward
“It was possible to read the story two ways: Front to back, the heron returned to his heron wife and the world of the sky. Back to front, he stayed with his one true love on earth.” From The Third … Continue reading
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Tagged blarb, inspiration, literary fiction, reader expectations
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The Return
“Concha and her friends flippantly called the new freedoms for women “liberation and lingerie” because of the exciting new undergarments that they now sometimes saw advertised in the newspapers. Having moved out of rural poverty herself when she married Pablo, … Continue reading
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Tagged flamenco, Granada, historical fiction, love story, Spanish Civil War, Victoria Hislop, women's fiction
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A new message of hope
“Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re My Only Hope” Princess Leia, Star Wars: A New Hope. It is customary to begin a new year with new resolutions, and even make them public to add a little bit more pressure to follow … Continue reading
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Tagged escapism, fantasy, Harry Potter, hope, inspiration, Princess Leia, StarWars, storytelling
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