On Understanding The Steppenwolf
1. Published in 1927, Hermann Hesse’s tenth novel, tells the story of Harry Halle (HH… ), an ageing former scholar, struggling to come to terms with both his internal demons Continue reading
Category: Uncategorized
The Angel of Melancholy
Three Quotes on Melancholy: Plath, Wilde, Lorca The Angel of Melancholy is the central figure in Albrecht Dürer’s print ‘Melencholia I’, of 1514. Throughout the work are symbols related to Continue reading
Not a Solitary Game
‘Life A User’s Manual’ by Georges Perec “From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a Continue reading
Everyone is Everyone
Synecdoche, New York: Charlie Kaufman “Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a million little strings attached to every Continue reading
From Orlando
Quote from ‘Orlando’ by Virginia Woolf “For she had a great variety of selves to call upon, far more than we have been able to find room for, since a Continue reading