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POPSSurviving the Fourth of July by Chris Hedges “As long as reading is for us the instigator whose magic keys have opened the door to those dwelling-places deep within us that we would not have known how to enter, its role in our lives is salutary,” Proust wrote. “It becomes dangerous, on the other hand, when, instead of awakening us to the personal life of the mind, reading tends to take its place. …”
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POPSThe perfect library Couldn't get them all and I just mainly clipped the titles. Go to the source - There is also a brief description of each.
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POPSAnaïs Nin From being a cult figure of the early feminist movement, Anais later rose to international prominence with her writing. She is best known for her diaries but also produced a number of novels and a prose poem in surrealistic style as well as wonderful erotic short stories, published posthumously. Characterized by the use of powerful and, at times, disquieting imagery, her work reveals great sensitivity and perception. In 1973 she received an honorary doctorate from Philadelphia College of Art. She was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1974.<<
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POPSA Literary Perspective on the Subjective Nature of Memory I am consistently impressed with Hungarian literature, and the language is moving up my "Must Learn" list. Nadas Peter seems like a particularly relevant novelist today, in an era where facts, and even recent history are extraordinarily maliable. The most amazing part is the way in which the "free" press has been not only complacent but complicit in these revisions. More than any time in the recent passed, these days we need to be reminded that human beings are not inheriently empirical creatures. Emotions and perceptions; desires and frustarations; these are the key architects of our collective memories.
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POPSProust on a plane Dan Leo, praising Marcel Proust, takes a shot at one of my least favorite contemporary authors, David Foster Wallace.
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POPSThe 10 Greatest Books of All Time Each individual top 10 list is like its own steeplechase through the international canon. List at the end of the clip, though I find Lev Grossman's intro more interesting.
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POPSSmells like literary spirit Some people reckon sniffing books is a bit of a fishy fetish. But I scent a sweeter story, bound up with books' power to enchant. Does this get up your nose, too?
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POPSLinks to Biographies under the category Literature at BrainJuice This clipmark is for Links to Biographies under the category Literature at found at www.brain-juice.com Other categories include Art, Film/theater, music, & history. The actual bibliographies are copy written at this site. Please make a point to give appropriate site credit and reference for any quotes used for entries found at this site. This clipmark submitted by 123clipmarks
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