Trump demolishing the East Wing of the White House brings to mind various imploding edifices in lit: “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “Fall of the House of Usher,” and “Princess and Curdie.”
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Imploding Edifices, in D.C. and in Lit
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Befouling America’s Future
MacDonald’s “Princess and Curdie” has an apocalyptic image that captures how Trump is fouling America’s future.
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Opened up by a Fire of Roses
I am writing today about an image that gripped me as a child and that has proved a comfort to me since losing my oldest son ten years ago. I encountered it in The Princess and Curdie, a Victorian children’s fantasy novel by George MacDonald. I use it differently than the author does but […]
