Category Archives: literary criticism
Like a Visit with an Old Friend
This is the phrase that leaped to mind, unbidden, as I read the first few pages of the “Preface” to Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf. The familiarity of the words (for I have read them at least thrice), their poetical presentation (even … Continue reading
Writing about writing and arguing for God
A very difficult book The book is The Broken Estate, by James Wood. I have long wanted to learn more about some of the authors and historical figures (often one and the same) whom this author presents: Sir Thomas More, … Continue reading
The Pavellas Perspective 