Beowulf’s advice for battling dragon depression: don’t go it alone, which itself is a dragon trait.
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A Woman 600 Years Ahead of Her Time
If Chaucer’s created a timeless and transcendent character in the Wife of Bath, it is because he listened–really listened–to women.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Christian misogyny, Defence of Poetry, Feminism, Geoffrey Chaucer, Harold Bloom, Percy Shelley, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Wife of Bath, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Trump and Satan, Both Miserable
Trump is as miserable as Milton’s Satan (and also a character in a Trollope novel). Unfortunately, like Satan, he does all he can to pull others into his well of misery.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Anthony Trollope, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, Donald Trump, John Milton, Paradise Lost, resentment, ressentiment, Small House at Allingham Comments closed
Defeating Dragon Despair after Harris Loss
The insights of “Beowulf” into grieving can provide Democrats guidance for dealing with Harris’s loss.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Depression, Donald Trump, Election 2024, How Beowulf Cann Save America, Kamala Harris, violence Comments closed
Beowulf Biden Steps Down
“Beowulf’s understanding of issues around aging leaders helps us negotiate Biden’s campaign withdrawal.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Presidency Comments closed
The Beowulfian Case for Keeping Biden
Think of Biden as Beowulf facing the dragon at the end of his reign. And then think of how Wiglaf responds, which is to support him fully.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Aesop's Fables, Allen Ginsberg, belling the cat, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Howl, Joe Biden Comments closed
Remembering My Eldest 24 Years Later
A Mary Oliver poem about grieving as I remember my eldest, who died 24 years ago on this day.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "No Voyage", Adonais, Alfred Lord Tennyson, death and grieving, death of a child, In Memoriam, John Milton, Lycidas, Mary Oliveer, Percy Shelley, T. S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed
Quiz: Beowulf or Ikea?
A Beowulf quiz: Can you distinguish Beowulf names from Ikea furniture?
