One of the literary “inventions” featured in Fletcher’s “Wonderworks” is the second look, partly invented by Akutagawa in “Rashomon.”
Author Archives: Robin Bates
Lit’s Invention of “The Second Look”
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A Poem Honoring Wide Receivers
A “Wide Receiver” poem by Mark Halliday to honor the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs.
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The Transfiguration’s Green Promise
Christian environmental scholar Gatta believes the Transfiguration story offers a religious paradigm for environmentalists.
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Trump’s Love Test Resembles Lear’s
Trump, like Lear, sets up love tests for followers. South Carolina Sen. Scott recently “passed” in the same way that Goneril and Regan pass.
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Comforting Children under Attack
A Joseph Fasano poem about attempting to shield children from the horrors of war.
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Candide and the Deep State
Members of the MAGA cult resemble the Baron of Thunder-ten-Tronckh in “Candide.”
Pratchett on How Guns Possess Us
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The Gender Battle in Pope’s Card Game
In which I share a talk I am giving on the card game played in “Rape of the Lock.”
The Otherworldly Cry of the Loon
Nemerov’s “Loon’s Cry” searches for the transcendent in our world.
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