The panic of New Orleans 9th Ward residents ten years ago is reminiscent of the passengers on board the ship in Shakespeare’s “Tempest”: “Hell is empty and all the devils are here!”
Tag Archives: New Orleans
All the Devils of Hell Unleashed by Katrina
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Twelfth Night and the End of Carnival
Twelfth Night in New Orleans, as in Shakespeare’s play, seems to be about carnival time winding down.
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New Orleans, Kind to Strangers
For me as a tourist, New Orleans was a study in contrasts: the best live music I have ever heard performed in seedy bars, old world charm a block away from Bourbon Street decadence, the elegance of the Garden District mansions clashing with the boarded-up Katrina-ravaged houses of the Ninth Ward. There is a similar study of contrasts in the most famous literary work connected with the city.
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