Friends – I talked last time about one of my favorite German Enlightenment writers, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and his play about religious tolerance, Nathan the Wise. I mentioned that when we talk about German Enlightenment writing we see less of an immediate influence on American thinkers, because – as John Quincy Adams points out – … Continue reading Reading the 18th Century, 12/29/16 — rehearsing the revolution: Friedrich Schiller’s The Robbers
Tag: trauma
Before I read Marquez– Kate Durbin, Anna Nicole Smith and the unreal heal
Dear friends -- I have not yet read 100 years of solitude. I know. It's a schande, as we say in Yiddish. How can a writer who works in MR, NOT have read this novel? I own it now, and I keep looking at it. I keep trying to start. But I can't start, because … Continue reading Before I read Marquez– Kate Durbin, Anna Nicole Smith and the unreal heal
Magical Realism, personal trauma, and the wound in the world in CEREMONY by Leslie Marmon Silko
“He had to keep busy; he had to keep moving so that the sinews connected behind his eyes did not slip loose and spin his eyes to the interior of his skull where the scenes waited for him.” CEREMONY Leslie Marmon Silko’s first novel written in the 1970’s, is a book I’ve continually heard … Continue reading Magical Realism, personal trauma, and the wound in the world in CEREMONY by Leslie Marmon Silko
“secret garden” — cinderella meets selfridge’s meets the metamorphosis meets Shakespeare in Korean — coloring books project 2015
Friends of the magically real -- I have a confession to make. I am watching a 20 episode long Korean tv serial for the second time. And I'm making my husband watch it with me. Again. Yes, Secret Garden is THAT good. "What?" I hear you saying. "You mean you're watching a SOAP OPERA?" Just … Continue reading “secret garden” — cinderella meets selfridge’s meets the metamorphosis meets Shakespeare in Korean — coloring books project 2015
Horrorshow: when the school of the real invades. Special Sunday edition, July 22nd 2012
Dear friends of Magically Real -- Hyperbolic verbiage abounds regarding the shooting of audience members at the latest Bat Man premiere in Colorado this past week. The shooter has been compared to the Joker in an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, and our president has talked about "sensless evil." The movie theater is … Continue reading Horrorshow: when the school of the real invades. Special Sunday edition, July 22nd 2012
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 