Tigerlily, with your post falling last on the previous page, I didn’t notice it until a few minutes ago. That’s unfortunate because you bring up a number of provocative points. Mel Gibson gave an interview about his role in
Signs, which was apparently a haunting role for him to play. If I can find the interview on the web, I’ll PM it to you.
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we have the capability to accomplish so much, but many of us must be cornered with no way out before we act on what we can do.
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I vaguely remember this as aspect of the innovative/creative personality: someone who feels cornered by the world in which he or she lives. I think this notion was in the
Revolutionary Aesthetic written by I don’t remember, but I’m sure it was someone of notoriety.
Gandalf, I’m not familiar with John Julian Ryan. I’m sure he’ll be in the library, though. The book sounds fascinating.
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…for nothing could be more unreal than training one part of the student…to deal with one section of Nature…in order to live a life as a wilful part of the cosmos, and to enjoy…only those parts of his existence in which he is thrilling most intensely to one isolated experience…
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That’s some pretty heavy stuff. I better wait until this summer when I have a bit more time read, and re-read, and re-re-read. It’s a bit more complex than 14th century English land economy.