Or, To the Art of Life. I fear that what follows may reveal a level of seriousness either entirely appropriate or wholly insufficient for the purpose of meaningful living. Of course, I don’t intend to bother with any kind of metaphysical treatments, but rather: Wherein do I find my comforts, my joys and pains, indeed my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘literature’
Der Lebenskunst
Posted in Personal, tagged Camus, literature, Mann, philosophy on 8 December 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bibliophilia, more or less
Posted in Personal, tagged books, Camus, Conrad, history, literature, Mann, philosophy on 29 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve had this post in mind for a while, actually since reading this clever piece on what our bookshelves might say about us. Having procrastinated long enough, and having mentioned to two good friends just yesterday that I was thinking about this, it seems like as good a time as any to take a short [...]