Atkinson, in “A God in Ruins,” uses literary fragments to explore the process of dying. She includes excerpts from Shakespeare, Blake, Hopkins, Wordsworth and others.
Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Stop the Clocks: This Is the Hour of Lead
Auden’s mourning poem “Stop All the Clocks” captures the mood of those who saw a fascist triumph in the American presidential election.
America: Indivisible Despite the Divides
As the American election hangs in the balance, Alicia Ostriker holds two contradictory visions of America in balance.
Kamala Harris as Shakespeare’s Henry V
Kamala Harris resembles Shakespeare’s Henry V in some important ways.
Our Lear Is Running to Be King Again
In an essay reposted from 2017 that is still relevant, I compare Trump’s narcissism with King Lear’s.
Richard II and Our Own Succession Issues
Shakespeare’s “Richard II” maybe be about an absolute monarch but what it says about succession issues are relevant today.
Disruptive Desire in Shakespeare
In which I examine disruptive desire in 12th Night, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet.
Zelinsky–Hamlet or Henry V?
Ukraine president recently quoted Hamlet’s great soliloquy, which does in fact lay out his situation.
Why Books Banned? They Change Lives
Good lit can function like social dynamite, but it’s dynamite that’s needed for growth. Parents against growth therefore attempt to ban them.