#53 On equipment for living
Dear Mat, One of my favourite formulations of literature — as opposed to myth — is Kenneth Burke’s claim that it is equipment for living. Literature provides us with new perspectives
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#51 On quality
Dear Mat, Could there be a cult based on Hamlet? Sure, cults (short lived belief systems) spring up all over the place all the time. But I’m pretty sure it would never become a religion
#50 On depth
Dear Jamie, That was my favourite letter in some time. Thank you. I also love irony, at least when I’m aware of it. The progression of agency in the history
Faking It With Freestone: Literature
Of all the many great topics one could learn about, I pretend to have learnt the most about literature. This is the home wicket with predictable bounce for the pseudo-intellectual.