The Simple Eloquence In Hemingway’s Words Hemingway doesn’t feel like a dusty old classic. His works have a cultural relevance beyond many other classic works. What’s he got that his peers don’t. Lots of folks have read or know his works, but not so much his peers. The Daily Beast pondered the same point. And […]
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Photo by Miika Laaksonen on Unsplash As you think back to your youth, do you remember comic books? They were fun to read and reading them, instead of “real books” fed our rebellious side. Many of us know young folks these days who love reading graphic novels. Those young folks probably tell you about the
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Climate Crisis and The Grapes of Wrath Writers, people with imagination to extrapolate societal attitudes, saw our current climate situation coming from so very many years ago. Classics and tales of climate change come together in so many works. The Guardian calls The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck “The mother of all eco-fictions, a
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Image from Lui Turgo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons What’s With Dorian Gray’s Picture Hidden In The Attic Popular culture sprinkles mentions of classic literature rather liberally throughout a wide variety of mediums. Understanding these allusions gives you a better understanding of the work referring to it. Reading and appreciating classic literature for the sake
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Things that have stood the test of time merit some commendation and celebration. Classics are too often overlooked, pushed aside by the marketing efforts of today’s powerful publishers. I’m endeavoring to draw attention to older books that are still great reads. Mark Twain’s “Roughing It” Twain seems to have written the piece “Roughing It” to
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