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The Heart of the Blues
Themes in “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin “Sonny’s Blues” is a short story about two brothers in Harlem, New York, who are torn apart and finally reunited by jazz. At least superficially, that is. Such a description of course does … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Chesterton, escapism, essay, James Baldwin, jazz, life, literary criticism, music, order, power, themes, Tolkien
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The Mythology of Power
A review of The Lord of the Rings: The Mythology of Power. Over all, about three stars out of ten. While glancing through the literary criticism shelves at my library recently, I noticed this title, The Lord of the Rings: … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, books, literary criticism, power, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien
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