Some of the dramas in Jane Austen can also be found in the NFL.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Is Emma RGIII or Richie Incognito?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Emma, Football, Jane Austen, NFL, Sense and Sensibility, Sports Comments closed
Prufrock Illustrated?!
An illustrated “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? What next?!
When Father Carves the Turkey
Carving the Thanksgiving fowl can be an adventure.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "When Father Carves the Duck", E. V. Wright, Thanksgiving Comments closed
Discovering the Bad Girl Within
My student’s project on literary bad girls looks at “Jane Eyre,” Toni Morrison’s “Sula,” and Margaret Atwood’s “Alias Grace.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Alias Grace, Charlotte Bronte, doppelganger, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jane Eyre, Margaret Atwood, Robert Louis Stephenson, Sula, Toni Morrison, uncanny Comments closed
JFK as Ancient Greek Hero
Ancient Greek literature provides us with a power lens through which to examine the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Vonnegut’s Sci Fi, a Response to PTSD
Kurt Vonnegut’s science fiction can be seen as a way of coping with his PTSD.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Kurt Vonnegut, PTSD, science fiction, Sirens of Titan, Slaughterhouse Five, war experiences Comments closed
Layla Dancing in a Globe of Light
Some of the great religious poetry turns to sexual imagery to capture the ecstatic union with the divine.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Immanence", "Layla", Ahmad al-'Alawi, Frithjof Schuon, Perennialism, Spirituality Comments closed
Manning vs. Brady, Hector vs. Achilles
Once again Manning and Brady square off, reminding us of Achilles and Hector.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Football, Homer, Iliad, NFL, Peyton Manning, Sports, Tom Brady Comments closed
Looking Back to a Time When Hope Waved
Lucille Clifton’s poem on looks back to a time of hope–before the Kennedy assassination.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "november 21 1988", 1960s, John F. Kennedy, Lucille Clifton, politics Comments closed
