Tag Archives: Yeats

THE WANDERING MYTH: IF ANYONE FINDS A LOST TROJAN

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Dave

Its been about one hundred and fifty years since Schliemann discovered the site of Troy. Yet no one has found any evidence that the Greeks ever fought there. The capture of Troy and the wanderings of Odysseus have had an … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Eratosthenes, Frederick Leighton, George Grote, Gustave Moreau, Helen of Troy, Homer, Homer The Iliad, Homer The Odyssey, Jacques-Louis David, Lucas Cranach, Michelangelo, Odysseus, Ovid, Peter Paul Rubens, Publius Ovidius Naso, Richard Lattimore, Rubens, Thucydides, Virgil, Virgil Aenid, W.B. Yeats, William Butler Yeats, Yeats | Leave a comment

THE BAD SAMARITAN

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dave

Only the numb survive. Its a new Sherlock Holmes for the X-Box generation.. Holmes Alone for the Holidays and with Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role, it could be said that between the yule and mistletoe, viewers may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Augustus Egg, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Edward VII, H.G. Wells, Holman Hunt, Jeremy Brett, Lewis Carroll, Lilly langtry, Marie Studholme, Oscar Wilde, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel Butler, Sherlock Holmes, Sigmund Freud, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Steven Seagal, Voltaire, William Gladstone, William Morris, Yeats | 4 Comments

Thirsty for Public Art

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dave

London landmark ,Hyde Park’s first new drinking fountain in 30 years will undoubtedly create competition and draw traffic from Speaker’s Corner , that institution of generally absurd or foul mouthed pronouncements on any subject worth throwing money into a hat … Continue reading →