For that was the terrible power of the dementors: to force their victims to relive the worst memories of their lives, and drown, powerless, in their own despair…– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Edmund Husserl Image under the CC license By Arturo Espinosa Edmund Husserl, a German philosopher established the field […]
For that was the terrible power of the dementors: to force their victims to relive the worst memories of their…
Oscar Wilde was twenty years younger than the great artist James Whistler with whom Wilde was awed. Both travelled in the same aristocratic circles and had become fast friends despite their differences. Whistler was an elitist and had a strong personality. Wilde was a populist and milder in his manner. Eventually, Whistler tired of Wilde […]
Oscar Wilde was twenty years younger than the great artist James Whistler with whom Wilde was awed. Both travelled in…
“Everybody gave parties. And there was a lot of drinking. Some visiting literary celebrity would show up, Partisan Review would make a party or I would make a party. Everybody came. And it was a really passionate intellectual life. It’s hard to imagine today, but people actually came to blows over literary disagreements,” said Norman […]
“Everybody gave parties. And there was a lot of drinking. Some visiting literary celebrity would show up, Partisan Review would…
