Friday, July 24, 2015

I Am Forever Ahab: The Faustian Bargain and Other Infernal Themes in Moby-Dick

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Destroying the Leviathan  by Gustav Dore Moby-Dick , that magnum opus of Herman Melville—often regarded by those who have never ...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Douglas Darden and Hamlet: Passages from Condemned Building

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Hostel from Condemned Building In Douglas Darden's Condemned Building there are a variety of passages scattered throughout the ...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Melmoth the Wanderer and The Monk: The Lovers' Tale and Ambrosio and Matilda's Affair

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Nun and Monk,  by Cornelis van Haarlem (1591) As already addressed in my previous writing on Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer , the...
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Melmoth the Wanderer: Jesuit Rites of Passage and Alonzo Monçada's Tale

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The Expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain , by Charles Maucourt Most of us have met someone who, when they tell you a story, they go on...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Magnolia: The Number 82

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In my last post on P.T. Anderson's film, Magnolia (1999), I discussed the references to Freemasonry in the film, and how those re...
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Monday, September 22, 2014

Magnolia: Four References to Freemasonry

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P.T. Anderson's Magnolia (1999) is not a simple movie — not by a long shot. It is filled with symbolism, allegory, and a complex w...
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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Plato's Honey Head: Darden's Title Image to Condemned Building

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Title Image of Condemned Building by Douglas Darden In my previous post on Douglas Darden's frontispiece to Condemned Building I...