Thomas Stearns Eliot once said, “Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.”
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Immature Poets
Posted in English, Journal Entries, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry, tagged Bob Dylan, Ecclesiastes, Poetry, Steven Winn, T.S. Eliot on 29/12/08 | Leave a Comment »
A Bit on Fry & Laurie
Posted in English, Math, Philosophy on 24/12/08 | Leave a Comment »
Now, I’ll be the first to defend Stephen Fry’s title as “genius” – and not just in his comedic stylings but in a very literary way, please refer to any of his books and the film Wilde – but I never really anticipated the two intersecting as they did on one sketch from A Bit [...]
He had, really, no intention of loving her.
Posted in English, Journal Entries, tagged D.H. Lawrence, Horse Dealer's Daughter, Love on 19/11/08 | 1 Comment »
Nothing in literature is ever “that” simple. D.H. Lawrence’s short story, “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter,” is not only concerned with the theme (I am reluctant to use that term) of love (ditto), but also the relationship between societal roles and identity. This post isn’t my second draft by any means, but I’ve got that itch [...]
