Cyclops

December 12, 2011

Cyclops by Euripides is the only complete satyr play that has survived the ages. Satyr plays are short, often comedic …

Howards End is on the Landing

December 11, 2011

From various posts around book blogland I knew that Susan Hill’s Howards End is on the Landing got mixed reviews. …

December 8, 2011

I’ve got a vacation coming up from the 21st through January 1st and I keep finding myself in slow moments …

December 7, 2011

After reading Euripides’ play, Children of Heracles, I undertook a little extra research in an attempt to sort out just …

December 5, 2011

That’s me in the video, blinking my “I love you” eyelids at Nabokov. Except the girl in the clip isn’t …

December 4, 2011

My inaugural Auden post about reviewing bad books got so many comments I hope you all don’t mind if I …

December 1, 2011

I mentioned after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend that one of the books I began reading was The Dyer’s Hand by …