Commonplace Book: Coriolanus and the mob
“With every minute you change a mind,
And call him noble that was now your hate,
Him vile that was your garland.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Coriolanus and the mob
Tag: drama
Translation Tuesdays: Of Darkness, by Josefine Klougart @ NYJB
A fragmentary meditation on death and decay, “Of Darkness” by Josefine Klougart stretches the concept of fictional narrative to its very limits. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Of Darkness, by Josefine Klougart @ NYJB
Commonplace Book: Angels in America
Clout. And suing the bastard. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Angels in America
Commonplace Book: The Gay Sensibility
John Rechy on gay sensibility. Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Gay Sensibility
Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V
The Last Days of Mankind: A Visual Guide to Karl Kraus’ Great War Epic by Deborah Sengl @ nyjb
Deborah Sengl continues the legacy of acid-tongued Austrian artists from Kraus and Kafka to more contemporary voices like Thomas Bernhard and Elfriede Jelinek. Continue reading The Last Days of Mankind: A Visual Guide to Karl Kraus’ Great War Epic by Deborah Sengl @ nyjb
Commonplace Book: Literary Wives and Mistresses
Guiseppi Lampedusa perspective on “Measure for Measure” by Shakespeare. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Literary Wives and Mistresses
CCLaP Fridays: Legion on FX
“Legion” is the best show on TV. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Legion on FX
Undoing Time: The Life and Work of Samuel Beckett, by Jennifer Birkett @ NYJB
For Jennifer Birkett, Emeritus Professor of French Studies at the University of Birmingham, Samuel Beckett thought “life was a matter of doing time, while writing was a way of undoing it.” Continue reading Undoing Time: The Life and Work of Samuel Beckett, by Jennifer Birkett @ NYJB
Commonplace Book: “It’s Medieval”
Aaronow doesn’t think they’re serious about cutting the sales force. Moss disagrees. Continue reading Commonplace Book: “It’s Medieval”
The Driftless Area Review 