Tag Archives: Henrik Ibsen

The decline of common sense

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dave

Common sense is usually said to be sturdy, but in fact it has been faring badly ever since the scientific revolution began. It is plain, common sense declared in those days, that the sun revolves around the earth. Wrong, said … Continue reading →

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farewell to winter light

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Dave

Ingmar Bergman and god. Antagonistic and at arm’s length and without resolution. A movement between finding security in the idea of god and then followed by severe and chronic bouts of doubt. Maybe its all about a desire for security, … Continue reading →

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dislocation : journals of the anti-saint

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Dave

Disturbing. Jean Genet is Downright terrifying. A dark star. A solitude and shimmering of a black star. …Outside select literary circles, Genet is today an almost-forgotten writer, so it’s probably appropriate not only to consider the “last Genet,” but also … Continue reading →

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PORTION GENEROSO: ORAL DESIRE A LA CARTE

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Dave

“Researching one of the seven deadly sins, gluttony, although food implies a consistent research into the bodily (taboos). To Nietzsche, largely responsible for rehabilitating the body in later humanistic thought, sinning is not a basic state of humanity, but merely … Continue reading →

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An Age of Innocence, Beauty & Crime

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Dave

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, landscape Architect and Interior designer who lived from 1862-1937. She is the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature for her novel ”The Age of Innocence” in 1920. Wharton … Continue reading →

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