Category Archives: Literature
Twelfth Night
It’s the Twelfth Night of Christmas! About 12 years ago I composed and performed some instrumental acoustic guitar music for a production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, where I was first given the moniker “Jester”. The opening lines of the play … Continue reading
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Poetry
I am not a fan of poetry, because the majority of poetry I have encountered seems to be written with the following process: What do I want to say? How can I say it in the most obfuscatory way? Let’s … Continue reading
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Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
I just re-read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, one of my very favourite books. I’m struck once again by the almost absence of story which is more than amply made up for by a completely captivating use of the English … Continue reading
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Umberto Eco, oh yah of course I’ve read him.
This is my second time reading “The Name of the Rose”. I’ve also read “Foucault’s Pendulum”. Twice. The first time, I didn’t get it. The second time, I still didn’t get it. Nor did I like it. But I persevered, … Continue reading
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