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Author Archives: susan
LITERATURE: Phaedo – Argument
Had to put it down for a bit, but got into Phaedo again and am glad to see that Simmias and Cebes aren’t falling for the total picture of the life of a soul according to Socrates either. Simmias brings … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Phaedo
Well I’m not really finding any solid answers to the question of life, death, body and soul as I’d hope to easily accept in Plato’s Phaedo. While it is very clear (as is Plato’s way) in explanation, I think that … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Slaughterhouse-Five – A Last Thought
I believe that I’ll not take this book out of my Amazon.com cart, feeling that even though I’ve read a library copy, it is a book that wants re-reading some day. There’s more to be said about Vonnegut’s ability to … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Slaughterhouse-Five – Finale
An excellent read. And while it’s not going to be one of my top ten favorite books of all time, I must say that I can well see what the big hoopla was all about. Vonnegut, in a mix of … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Slaughterhouse-Five – Devices
I suspect that Vonnegut is not so much fascinated with the question of parallel time as that he has chosen to use it as the perfect vehicle for this novel that is more a question of man’s warring nature and … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Vonnegut
Although I usually feel an immediate attraction to a particular author’s style (Marquez, Faulkner, McCarthy), I am questioning Vonnegut’s pull. Aside from the most annoying, "So it goes." that is overdone in my opinion–although I do catch its revelation of … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Slaughterhouse-Five – Concept
There is a definite relationship between Boethius’ interpretation of Divine Knowledge in answering the question of man’s free will versus the seeming contradiction of foreknowledge, and Vonnegut’s highlighting of that concept in his attempt to understand man’s free will to … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Slaughterhouse-Five – Narrative Structure
Vonnegut plays with time in the story, precisely stating that the character of Billy Pilgrim becomes "unstuck in time." But it is not only the character, but the author’s own way of handling backstory that plays with time. Once Vonnegut … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Phaedo and Slaughterhouse-Five – On Time
There must be, I thought, a reason other than a busy schedule to have laid aside so interesting a theory on life and living, death and dying as presented in logical argument by Socrates in Phaedo. Socrates attempts to prove … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Vonnegut
Something that I rarely do, and yet it’s not that I have never seen an image of the man before: Without immediate immersion in the story, I think upon the dustjacket of Slaughterhouse Five. Kurt Vonnegut. The name itself is … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Best American Mystery Stories 2005 – Finale
Finally, I’m done with this. All I can think right now is that Joyce Carol Oates and I do not share a taste in mystery stories. So what I need to do is read some more of her own stories … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Hypertext
While my ultimate goal is to write a story in Macromedia Flash or Storyspace, you’ve read here that I have been working on a project called, "Pseudohyperfiction" which incorporates the idea of hypertext links that the web allows (as well … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: BAMS – Opening Lines
I’m almost done with The Best American Mystery Stories, having put it aside for a while to get caught up on other things, but hadn’t found anything outstanding to post about until now. In The Love of a Strong Man, … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Phaedo – On the Higher State of Knowledge
Surrounded by at least fifteen friends, Socrates is in his final hours before he sips his aperitif of hemlock. He explains the viewpoint of the philosopher, who understands that the soul’s departure from the body is considered then unfettered by … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Plato’s Crito
Glad I read this short dialogue between Socrates and Criton. Basically, Socrates is in prison, doomed to die and planning to commit suicide the next day. His friend begs him to reconsider, pointing out friends and family who care about … Continue reading Continue reading
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology