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
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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
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
‘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
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
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