Dansk litteraturvidenskab. Le mardi gras acadien.

Holberg, Brorson, Baggesen, Oehlenschläger. There are many other authors and more attractive ones, but if you study seriously you must also know famous people like this. I was always impressed with Steen Steensen Blicher because he wrote in jysk as well as Danish, making Jutland dialect a literary language, and you could just feel the … More Dansk litteraturvidenskab. Le mardi gras acadien.

Russians. The Socialist Songbook. Spain. Serrano Plaja. Vallejo.

This is one of the films I found, trying to discover what World II looked like. In it the Soviets plan to invade Berlin and then do so. It is an amazing piece of photography and it causes your eyes to have experiences such as approach the Brandenburg Gate with the Red Army. It is … More Russians. The Socialist Songbook. Spain. Serrano Plaja. Vallejo.

Ricardo González Vigil, and others, on Vallejo … and Arguedas, singing!

Here, at last, some responsibly made material for a general audience. I do not think there is new information here, but it is a decent discussion. At the end of block 5 there is a photograph I had never seen, taken right before his death. He is incredibly skinny that day. Earlier, there is another … More Ricardo González Vigil, and others, on Vallejo … and Arguedas, singing!

Sunday

I woke up this morning realizing that it was a brilliantly clear sunny day and that I was excited to see it. Everything is possible when it is cold and sunny and dry like that. I woke up this morning interested in my field. Tomorrow is Monday and I will take the car to be … More Sunday