Trollope, Shaw, and Lawrence can be seen as wrestling with the merits of self sacrifice.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
It’s Not Always More Blessed to Give
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Anthony Trollope, D. H. Lawrence, Doctor Thorne, George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Man Who Died, self sacrifice Comments closed
Bram Stoker’s Cure for Biting
Soccer star Luis Suarez has a problem with biting. Bram Stoker had advice for dealing with biters.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bram Stoker, Dracula, FIFA, Luis Suarez, Soccer, Sports, World Cup Comments closed
Ask Jane: Advice for Lovers
“Pride and Prejudice” functions as a perceptive guide in how to develop a soul relationship.
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Paradise Lost (Scott Bates’ Mole Version)
Scott Bates’ animal fable about an epic mole parodies “Paradise Lost” and provides a skeptical look at poetry and religion.
Oedipus in Iraq
America’s blindness in instigating the Iraq War, now proving to be an abject failure, resembles that of Oedipus.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Oedipal conflict, Oedipus, Sophocles Comments closed
A New Song Comes out of the Fire
A Rumi poem for Ramadan, which begins next Saturday.
