Kate Atkinson is masterful in how she sprinkles literary allusions throughout her novels, which give her special insight into challenging subjects such as death.
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On Atkinson, Trollope, and Death
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The Evil I Do Not Want Is What I Do
Spiritual Sunday In today’s Episcopal service we encounter a passage from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans that I particularly like, in large part because it captures an internal conflict that we can all relate to. It also reminds me of a passage from Anthony Trollope’s The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867). First, here’s St. […]
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Reveling in Isaac’s Self Sacrifice
Trollope uses the sacrifice of Isaac to parody Victorian narcissism.
Trollope and a Family Road Trip
A Trollope novel shaped a family trip I took into the past.
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Principle or Expedience?
Trollopes “Last Chronicle of Barset” pits principle against expediency in a fascinating struggle.
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Unhinged Partisanship
Anthony Trollope shows us partisanship at its worst.
