Returning to my childhood home, I thought of one of the great poems about nostalgia, D. H. Lawrence’s “Piano.”
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D. H. Lawrence: People in Thrall to Things
D. H. Lawrence’s story “Things” features, among other things, a returning ex-pat couple trying to figure out what to do with all their things. I’m currently sympathetic with their predicament.
A Little Bit Chipped Off in Brilliance
D. H. Lawrence’s poem “Hummingbird” works as a kind of trance, out of which we must be jolted lest we be swallowed up.
Stop and Smell Mary’s Perfume
The scene in John where Mary anoints Jesus’s feet with a costly perfume, Judas, who chastises her for wastefulness, reminds me of those earnest activists who can’t stop and smell the perfume. D. H. Lawrence explores a similar theme in “The Man Who Died.”
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For a Rich Life, Read Widely and Freely
Literature impacts our lives but the influence is best if we read a wide variety of works. Limiting ourselves to just a few authors can warp us.
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How to View Prejudice in the Classics
How to handle instances of prejudice in the classics? Let the values battles fly.
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It’s Not Always More Blessed to Give
Trollope, Shaw, and Lawrence can be seen as wrestling with the merits of self sacrifice.
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Top 10 Hellish Child-Parent Relationships
Top 10 Literary Parent-Child Relationships from Hell.
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College Reunions: Feeling Understood
College reunions won’t necessarily bury you in regret. They can make you feel less alone.
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