This past Friday I received a few new books from Easton Press and Amazon.com. I’m a sucker for certain things and special collector’s editions of books is one of those things. I purchased the special edition of JK Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard and I was surprised by how well Amazon did with [...]
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Easton Press are Enablers!
Easton Press has my number. In the past two months I have received promotions for new books or series of books from them and I was compelled, no compelled is too passive a word, I was forced to order a new series and a few individual books.
Damn them for feeding and enabling my addiction.
On Fates, Furies, Gods, and Ancient Plays
Medea has been released in a new translation by Robin Robertson which updates the language while at the same time trying to stay true to the ancient text. Many translators have tried the same thing. Hearing an interview with Robertson on WNYC I was inspired to put together a quick recommendation list of ancient dramatists [...]
The Dark Towers- King, Browning, and the Childe Roland
Differences in interpretation of The Dark Tower and How King Might have Missed the Point
A qualifying statement must be made before I move forward with this essay. I have enjoyed King’s The Dark Tower. It had its stops and starts but King was able to craft a wonderful quest fantasy rich with locales [...]
