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Happy Halloween! “Terrifying Transformations”, terrific anthology by...
So, for my approach to the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge in particular, and to historic literature in general, I have postulated that I value contextual reading very highly. – Meaning that, to...
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Four quick reviews of movies about the 18th century… That you might not have...
Mesmer, 1994. The life and times of Franz Anton Mesmer, 18th century founder, of, well, mesmerism, and with that, idea-giver to a whole generation of Gothic writers. The movie is worth watching only...
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“The Fall of Robespierre”, Southey & Coleridge, 1795.
So, usually, Mr C today is remembered for one particular friendship, that with William Wordsworth, his verses be damned. For the Lyrical Ballads, of course. Now, while Wordsworth surely made his stamp...
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A Midnight Modern Conversation – William Hogarth ~1732
A Midnight Modern Conversation – William Hogarth ~1732. …In case you wonder, this is a test post. :)
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“Garrow’s Law”, another costume serial, set in Coleridge’s London.
You guys must think I spend all day watching TV. Well, I am not. Still, it’s kind of the topic of the month for me to find movies about the 18th and the 19th century that aren’t outright annoying....
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Music of the 1800s: Some free lectures – from Yale University, no less.
A little confession… I am a guy just like the next one. Which means, no matter ten years of studying the arts, I still have next to no clue about classical music. – And I bet one dead albatross most...
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A free series of lectures on 18th century poetry, from Dryden to the “Lyrical...
Open Culture is probably the single most annoying blog railgun, popping out up to seven daily updates via Facebook or mail. Some of the material they link to, however, is top notch. – Like this one,...
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Blogroll, the Second: Sifting The Past
Another blog, more focused on Your Coleridge’s core topics this time. A resource, and a source of inspiration at the same time, Sifting The Past essentially analyzes classical paintings, with an...
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“Der König in Thule”, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
One of my favorite poems, and one for the wintery season. Goethe’s poetry, to the Englishman, is perhaps best comparable to the poetry of Burns and Scott. Coleridge, compared to Goethe, is more...
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Robespierre – new investigation points to Sarcoidosis as reason for health...
I stumbled over a German newspaper article a few months ago that brings new attention to the vita of our trusted acquaintance, Robespierre....
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