surmising with aplomb and nary remorse
We all know William Shakespeare, right, perhaps the biggest ball within the entire round of the Western Canon… Now, I’m far from being a Shakespeare aficionado, and even farther away from being one who has read and/or watched all the great Bard has, apparently, plumed for us, but I’m no Shakespearean slouch either. And as … Read more
I suppose the easiest, and quickest, way to sum up Maugham’s Of Human Bondage would be to write something along the lines of “most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them,” which appears to be the case for the story’s protagonist Phillip Carey.
I suppose the easiest, and quickest, way to sum up Maugham’s Of Human Bondage would be to write something along the lines of “most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them,” which appears to be the case for the story’s protagonist Phillip Carey.
Does anyone else see the irony in the fact that the remains of Richard III — the English king remembered mostly — courtesy of the chronicler of kings, Shakespeare, of course — for his unrequited request for a means of transportation to help him escape his impending doom — were found buried beneath a parking … Read more