May 11, 2015
Breakdowns of this Century in Mitchell, Atwood, Prince, and Enlightened
The first time I heard about a shift in modern civilization was in regard to the period following World War I, when classical art gave way to Picasso’s Cubism and classical music […]
March 8, 2015
Patience in Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Patience, Hard Thing!” and HBO’s Enlightened
Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poem “Patience, hard thing!” is challenging to read, but offers a persuasive argument as to why patience is a virtue. In the first four lines, though, we […]
January 14, 2015
Private Symbols in Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch and HBO’s Enlightened
When I was young, the idea that a red rose meant true love — while a pink rose meant appreciation and a yellow rose meant friendship — charmed me. I […]