In Part II of my “Life through Literature” memoir, I tell about the book encountered in my grade school years.
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My Life through Literature – Part II
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Children’s Lit in the Golden Age
In “Children’s Book” Byatt explores why the Edwardian age was such a rich time for children’s lit.
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Bernie Is Peter Pan, Hillary Is Wendy
Bernie Sanders is the adventurous Peter Pan, Hillary Clinton is the cautious and pragmatic Wendy. Which candidate you prefer may be related to which character you like better.
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Pan’s Call–The Return of the Repressed
Pan became a major figure for turn-of-the-century poets and artists.
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Lit Featured in Olympic Ceremonies
The opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics were rich in literary allusions.
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Analyzing Loughner’s Booklist
Like much of America, I am still in a state of shock over Saturday’s shooting of a Congresswoman, a judge, and 16 others. Like many I wonder if this was an example of a disturbed mind encountering the inflamed political rhetoric that has come to characterize American political discourse. (Add Arizona’s permissive gun laws into […]
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Michael Jackson and Peter Pan
“I am Peter Pan,” Michael Jackson reportedly once said, and of course he chose to name his ranch Neverland. In this second of my two posts marking Jackson’s death, I thought I would reflect upon why J. M. Barrie’s fictional creation meant so much to him. Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up […]
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