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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock–The Movie

Posted on February 8, 2017 by mbrowning

Laura Scrivano has created a film version of T.S. Eliot’s poem, drawing on the talents of actor Daniel Henshall. Somehow, I don’t think this is at all what Eliot had in mind. Somehow, I don’t care. A LOVESONG from The … Continue reading →

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Graphic Prufrock

Posted on November 4, 2015 by mbrowning

Artist Julian Peters has completed his 24-page graphic version of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” And it’s all available online.Let us go and make our visit.

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The Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on October 8, 2014 by mbrowning

How fitting is it that the creepiest of American writers, a guy who was Goth back when Gothic was just a literary fad, should die young in a morbid manner. That’s the subject of an article from The Smithsonian. Poe’s death—shrouded … Continue reading →

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Literary Reputations of 1936

Posted on September 24, 2014 by mbrowning

How many of these writers do you know? Sinclair Lewis Willa Cather Eugene O’Neill Edna St. Vincent Millay Robert Frost Theodore Dreiser James Truslow Adams George Santayana Stephen Vincent Benét James Branch Cabell These were the 10 authors chosen by a … Continue reading →

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