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“If not quite a platform, a play is certainly a plinth, a small eminence from which to address the world, hold forth about one’s concerns or the concerns of one’s characters. But not to preach. Writing a play I have never tried to hide the sound of my own voice. It hasn’t always been where an audience or a critic has thought to find it, and certainly not always in the mouth of the leading character. It’s often a divided voice or a dissenting one; two things (at lest) are being said and I am not always sure which one I agree with. But that is one reason I write plays: one can speak with a divided voice.” –Alan Bennett, excerpt from 2 October 2018 Diary entry, LRB 3 January 2019
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Tag Archives: Pseudonymous Bosch
The course has ended but the reading continues
Originally posted on Readers Are Leaders 2014:
So keep posting to this site. I want to hear about the new books you discover, and I bet others do as well. Tell us what your students are reading. Post Top-10 lists. Top…
Max Ernst and Max-Ernest
Thanks to Calmgrove for getting me to look at some art. Max Ernst was a Dada artist influenced by Hieronymous Bosch. I can see that influence in the palette, the figures, and the composition. Not to mention the surreal themes. … Continue reading
I dare you to read these
The Secret Series (5 vols), Pseudonymous Bosch I don’t know about you, but I love silliness. This series, which I discovered in 2010, grabbed me with the titles, and then held me with the stories. They’re all about an evil society … Continue reading
Silly at its best
The Name of This Book Is Secret, Pseudonymous Bosch (2007), Little, Brown, 360 pp. It was the author’s name that first attracted me to this book. Very clever, I thought. The conceit continues – “this book is dangerous”, “no real … Continue reading
