More apocalypse, less angst
(A follow-up rough draft to my original post on Genesis). Most women intimately know the curse of Eve – the moment in Genesis where God mandates that childbirth will always be painful before casting our founding mythlings into the wilderness. From this we draw… Continue Reading “Founding mythologies”
(What follows is a somewhat stream-of-conciousness entry about King Lear – the process of writing this helped me immensely in getting my thoughts straight after a somewhat plodding read of the text). I am really hoping that in-class discussion helps to illuminate King Lear… Continue Reading “Which society? Through the lens of King Lear”
I’m having a hard time finding an entry point into the material for this week’s class – King Lear and The Prince. Both works deeply embedded in our political/historical culture and thus difficult to unpack in the space of 500-1000 words. My own digestion… Continue Reading “Lions and foxes – lessons in power”
I’m going to laundry-list here because I haven’t had any blogging time in the last two action-packed days, but it seems like I should keep some record of this New York trip so that I can remember stuff later to write more about. I… Continue Reading “New York City – Days Two & Three”
So I’ve got to admit – this whole family holiday thing is a new, strange deal for me. Not that this trip to NYC is the first one or anything, but it is certainly the most destination-y one so far. You see, prior to… Continue Reading “New York City – Day One”