Optimistic about the future, feminist Solnit sees the right panicking over liberalism’s advances. Her Gramsci quote echoes Matthew Arnold and Virginia Woolf.
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Tag Archives: Matthew Arnold
Optimism in the Face of Trumpism
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Understanding Murikami’s 1Q84
In which I explore the theme of toxic masculinity in Murakami’s “1Q84.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Dover Beach", 1Q84, Carl Jung, Haruki Murakami, return of the repressed, Sigmund Freud, toxic masculinity, Trumpism Comments closed
Ignorant Armies Clashing by Night
Arnold’s “Dover Beach” describes our own world but also provides us with a way forward.
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Could “Dover Beach” Deter a Rape?
In McEwan’s “Saturday,” the poem “Dover Beach” prevents a rape and possibly a murder.
Reading Poetry as Religious Experience
There is a spiritual dimension to reading literature that is worth exploring.
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Bibliotherapy Is Having a Moment
A new book indicates that bibliotherapy may be having a moment.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Buried Life", "Episode", bibliotherapy, D. H. Lawrence, Inger Hagerup, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Mary O'Hara, My Friend Flicka Comments closed
Teachers as Literature’s Missionaries
If literature teaches foundational social values, then teachers can be seen as missionaries.
2020: Wandering between Two Worlds
A witty riff on a T. S. Eliot line and an illusion to a Matthew Arnold poem neatly capture the 2020 election results.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Hollow Men", "Stanzas from the Grand Chartreuse", Donald Trump, Election 2020, Joe Biden, T. S. Eliot Comments closed