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Monthly Archives: March 2010
The Book of Merlyn
T.H. White wrote The Book of Merlyn as the fifth and final book in his Arthurian epic The Once and Future King, but he failed to convince his publisher to include it. I see why. It’s not that I didn’t find anything to like about it. It’s just that the tone is so cerebral and … Continue reading
Descent into Hell
The whole rise of ground therefore lay like a cape, a rounded headland of earth, thrust into an ocean of death. Men, the lords of that small earth, dominated it. The folklore of skies and seasons belonged to it. But if the past still lives in its own present beside our present, then the momentary … Continue reading
Boundaries with technology
Last week, I found myself in a discussion about facebook at a family gathering. I got these typical responses: facebook is changing modern discourse. It’s a little easier for our generation to abstain, but if someone in the younger generation isn’t on facebook, it will “ruin their lives.” “A few months ago, Janet, I would … Continue reading
Passionate Attention
Richard L. McGuire’s Passionate Attention: An Introduction to Literary Study provides an overview of four approaches to investigating literature. In 80 pages, it offers a summary of my entire literary criticism course in college. Maybe that’s why the professor recommended that we pick up a copy. I did, obediently. But then I plunged, along with … Continue reading
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The Place of the Lion
A man steps from a bedroom out to the landing and finds himself on a precipice. Looking down, he sees an endless chasm. Looking up, he sees a tiny circle of sky high above him, pouring down the sides of the chasm like a waterfall. A house feels unusually warm. To the discerning eye, little … Continue reading
