Tag: First Impressions
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Writing vs. Being: Miss Julie and Other Plays by August Strindberg
Sometimes I’m seized by a passionate desire to say exactly what I’m thinking; but I know that if people were absolutely frank the world would come to an end. The Ghost Sonata I watched a good video by booktuber R.C. Waldun today. In it, he talked about the need for academics and thinkers to get […]
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First Impressions – Flannery O’Connor – Episode 28
This summer, I’ve been getting to know Southern Gothic author Flannery O’Connor through a collection of her short stories. In this “First Impressions” episode, I chat about her life, her writing, and the themes in her stories which grabbed my attention. Sources / Further Reading:“This Lonesome Place: Flannery O’Connor on race and religion in the […]
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First Impressions – William Faulkner – Episode 10
In this episode, we meet William Faulkner through one of his most famous novels, The Sound and the Fury. Resources:Faulkner Pronouncing “Yoknapatawpha”
Classics Considered 