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Creation of an epic – 7

As with Ibsen, Spenser provoked in his fundamental contradiction my closer look at the elements of the human condition, and a series of themes emerged. 

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Creation of an epic – 11

The epic form had been chosen because the themes that emerged from the insight into Spenser’s attitudes were deep enough to require sufficient scope. The

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Creation of an epic – 13

And that start also applied to the other two journeys. Spenser’s was particularly interesting.  What we know about him is very little, forcing biographers to

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Creation of an epic – 21

But despite outlines and timetables, the epic developed its own life.  For example, new characters whom I had not anticipated suddenly appeared.  In the siege

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Creation of an epic – 24

So the grinding work began.  Douglas Campbell carefully checked spelling and grammatical errors while Carolyn started on the substantive editing.  I went through line by

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Creation of an epic – 26

So the grinding work began.  Douglas Campbell carefully checked spelling and grammatical errors while Carolyn started on the substantive editing.  I went through line by

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Apology

Many apologies for those of you who have wanted to hear from me over the past few months.  The fact is, I have been immersed

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Weathering of Years

Here green-leafed memories invade the mind; Here our young profuse acts luxuriate; And then leaf-fallen times can be defined; And then the old, snow-fallen thoughts

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An Odyssey

How all occasions do inform against us!  Well, not necessarily.  Serendipity can also come into play.  Such a happy accident happened to me just over

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Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain died three months ago, but I was away and did not know of if until I got back to Kelowna in late January.

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The Eternal Argument

I never managed to write a blog for International Women’s Day.  But thinking about that day triggers memories of a soiree I created in The

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