Essays
… 1932 I was in France for the second time, and I hoped to accomplish what I had failed to do on my first visit four … to develop a little pour rendre cette pensée ridicule, ou odieuse, ou naïve. This side of Valéry is so well-known that … Valéry presents the Serpent’s temptation of Eve. Winters points out the absence of Adam: he is not necessary to this …
… him plenty of ammunition for their attacks on democracy and Communism, one can also find much with which to riddle the … in his ingenious analyses of contrasting societies; he points to the widespread decay of certain primitive … purposeful and ethical animal; it affords a richer diet for human interests and sentiments. In Pareto’s own …
Poetry
… The Confident Child My mother it was who died too soon Before she ever knew peace or rest. She … with the river beside, And knotted his angry hands, and died. And if ever I die, who stand between The spring’s brightness and the …
… Perdition . All in all, a stunning performance of the best comedy written by the world’s greatest comic writer. And yet … opposite. For one thing, whereas the Globe players had audiences capsizing with laughter, the Donmar Warehouse play … biography but ultimately decides not to (significantly, he points out that Daniel Thorpe had and abandoned the same …
… ceremonies or for the decoration of church buildings. Such commissions just as frequently stipulated subject, pose, … that growth is attributable to his readable, scholarly studies. His Images and Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Spanish … detailed observations on provable and possible influences, points of contact among painters, and the integration of …
… Notes on Current Books, Spring 1976 For most of us, medieval drama means religious drama, recalling liturgical … the balance with accounts of the professional mimes, combat drama, and dancing games. Still, the main concern is … model for further exploration of literary problems that are also ideological problems. This book should be read by all …