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Slave Morality
Slave Morality Aida, opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson, directed by Phelim McDermott, ENO, 28th September 2017, in collaboration with the theatre company Improbable, reviewed by LESLIE JONES Interviewed by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aida, Akhnaten, Auguste Marriette, ENO, Michael White, Phelim McDermott, Verdi
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English, Old and New
English, Old and New DARRELL SUTTON celebrates the scholarship of Medievalist, Fred C. Robinson (Sep 23, 1930-May 5, 2016), Douglas Tracy Smith Professor Emeritus of English at Yale HWÆT; is that the English of old, Yet spoken in modern times? … Continue reading
Wisdom, beyond Consolation
Wisdom, beyond Consolation Freud: An Intellectual Biography, Joel Whitebook, Cambridge University Press, 2017, reviewed by Leslie Jones Professor Whitebook believes that Freud’s theories were profoundly shaped by certain emotional experiences, notably by his traumatic early years with his mother Amalie, … Continue reading
ENDNOTES, 21st September 2017
ENDNOTES, 21st September 2017 Edward Gardner conducts Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder for Chandos Records, reviewed by STUART MILLSON Several works proclaim the creed of the late-romantic period – in particular its transition into the world of early modernism: Mahler’s ‘Symphony of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Gardner, Gurrelieder, Schoenberg, Second Viennese School
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Denial and Disaster
Denial and Disaster Mark Bowden, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017, reviewed by WILLIAM HARTLEY For those of a certain age it is sobering to realise that the men and women … Continue reading
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Tagged General Westmoreland, Hue, Tet Offensive, Vietnam War
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ENDNOTES: September 3rd 2017
ENDNOTES: September 3rd 2017 Music and Landscape – the works of John Ireland, by Stuart Millson In this season of harvest and late-summer sunshine, what could be a more apt musical accompaniment than the music of John Ireland (1879-1962). Born … Continue reading
Bistro Vadouvan, Putney Wharf
Bistro Vadouvan, Putney Wharf Em Marshall-Luck enjoys “French and Spice” Located on the south side of the River Thames, a stone’s throw from the serenely gliding swans, and the busier bustle of Putney Bridge, is Bistro Vadouvan. Ignore the trendy … Continue reading
Alt History
Alt History Mark Wegierski considers the science fiction subgenre of “counterfactual history” or uchronia It is important to note that alternative history pertains to events that are in the past at the time when the narrative is being written. So, for … Continue reading
Canada, Matrix of Modernity, part 2
Canada, Matrix of Modernity, part 2 Mark Wegierski continues his analysis An essay based on an English-language presentation read at the First Sir Thomas More Colloquium: ‘Diplomacy, Literature, Politics’, at the Akademia Polonijna (Polonia University) in Czestochowa, Poland, held … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, Canada, George Orwell, James Burnham, Soft-totalitarianism
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Today on Radio 4…
Today on Radio 4… Stuart Millson briefly forsakes the Third Programme and tunes in to a day of left-leaning bias on BBC Radio 4 Famous for programmes which have become “national treasures” such as The Archers, Desert Island Discs, Any … Continue reading →
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