Is Trump, like Miss Havisham, so embittered by his loss that he’s creating little Estelles, designed to break America’s heart.
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Tag Archives: Charles Dickens
Trump’s Havisham-Like Damage
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Condemned to Read Dickens, Austen
A British judge has ordered a white supremacist to read Dickens and Austen. Why these authors.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged British fascism, Fascism, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Tales of Two Cities, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Shots That Signal a Promising Future
I’ve just had my second Covid shot, which has me thinking of Alexander Hamilton’s shot in Miranda’s musical. Pip’s cautious optimism about the future also comes to mind.
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Indecipherable Texts of a Magic Spell
Murakami’s “1Q84” has a magical passage about the power of literature.
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Remember the Real Meaning of Christmas
Jim McPherson’s “Christmas Humbug” reminds us what the Advent season should really be about.
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Trump Finds Covid Victims a Nuisance
Trump focusing on his own misery while ignoring the millions suffering from Covid is comparable to the French marquis in “Tale of Two Cities.”
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Biden-Trump Invites Dickens Comparisons
If one thinks of the 2020 election in Dickensian terms, several novels come to mind.
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The Lit That Inspired Van Gogh
Writers like Stowe, Dickens, Hugo and Maupassant played a pivotal role in the evolution of Van Gogh as an artist.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bel Ami, Christmas Tales, Guy de Maupassant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Miserables, painting, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Victor Hugo, Vincent Van Gogh Comments closed