Tag Archives: letter writing

letter writing, Samuel Beckett

Posted on March 10, 2009 by twotreatises

“Much of Beckett’s correspondence seemed to be motivated less by the desire to talk to other people, using the letter as a frail paper bridge thrown across gaps of space and time, than by the need to find out what … Continue reading →

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wikipedia, iStream of consciousness

Posted on October 1, 2008 by twotreatises

“What, will the line stretch out to th’ crack of doom?” (MacBeth, IV.i) crack of doom, day of judgment, doomsday, Bloomsday Ragnarök (Old Norse: “final destiny of the gods”)=death of Odin, Thor, Loki, Marvel comics; Ragnarökr or Ragnarökkr (“Twilight of … Continue reading →

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upon re-re-reading The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

Posted on August 2, 2008 by twotreatises

by Rainer Maria Rilke I loved it this time. (There is truth in inconsistency, is my claim for today.) writing, isolation, communication, connection “And I mean to write no more letters. What’s the use of telling anyone that I am … Continue reading →

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Emily Hale

Posted on October 24, 2007 by twotreatises

T.S. Eliot’s letters to her are sequestered in the Princeton Univ. vault until the year 2019. This article for some background My interests: how the people we know affect us, affect our creative endeavors. the subtleties of friendship and love. … Continue reading →

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