Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: December 2011
A little updating.
I have been home sick since about Sunday, give or take a couple small errands, and so I am updating my blog from bed this morning. Finishing off my coffee before I shuffle into the bath and then get on with whatever household chores… Continue Reading “A little updating.”
Poem: The City of the End of Things
This poem, by Archibald Lampman (1861–99), turned up as the preface to a book of lectures by the same name (taken from Lampman by Northrop Frye). I loved it immediately, and then read about how it was written to express trepidation at the rise… Continue Reading “Poem: The City of the End of Things”
A few notes on Candide.
Since I believe I will be presenting on Candide for class (along with the Book of Job), I am going to confine myself here to some simple notes which will help trigger me when it comes to forming the presentation. Once I actually find… Continue Reading “A few notes on Candide.”
Life (and Dostoevsky) – Not as simple as a sum.
(An adaptation of Notes from Underground for modern opera. This trailer sums up the key moments in the novella and is interesting from the perspective of modern adaptation.) In our first week of class next semester we are to have read The Book of… Continue Reading “Life (and Dostoevsky) – Not as simple as a sum.”
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