Satirist Petri imagines Trump as Kafka’s K–but in this case Trump’s mind, not the court, is Kafkaesque.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Imagining Trump as Kafka’s K.
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Brecht, Hitler’s Coup Attempt, and Jan. 6
Reacting to Hitler, Brecht expressed frustration as the ineffectiveness of crying out. Today, the 100th anniversary of Hitler’s coup attempts, resembles January 6, 2021.
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Stream of Consciousness’ Healing Powers
In “Wonderworks” Fletcher explains the therapeutic effects of stream of consciousness, Virginia Woolf’s especially.
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Better Living through Lit–the Book
In which I talk about my book, which a publisher has just accepted.
Joe Biden as King Hrothgar
Biden’s low poll numbers may be because, like King Hrothgar in “Beowulf,” he can’t prevent violence from breaking out in the great hall.
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Philip Pullman’s Unorthodox Afterlife
In “Amber Spyglass,” Pullman rebels against orthodox versions of the afterlife and creates his own.
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A Poem for Guy Fawkes Night
An 1870 poem celebrating the UK’s Guy Gawkes Day.
Homer, Virgil, Dante and the Afterlife
Literary afterlives, such as we encounter in Homer, Virgil, and Dante, are as much about this world as the next.
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