I’ve written in the first posts here at Substack that my weekly posts will turn on a traditional or ‘Perennialist’ view of classic and contemporary story-telling. The plan is to explore the work of J. K. Rowling and other Greats in light of their allegorical content, structure, and symbolism, explorations and explanations that I think are best facilitated through the critical lens of the Perennialist school.
Of all the wonderful insights here "The point of literary art in the Coleridgean vein is defamiliarization with the “lethargy of custom” and the fostering of the imagination..." perfectly summaries the joy I have found in books, and what I'm searching for when I start a new one. Thank you, John!
Of all the wonderful insights here "The point of literary art in the Coleridgean vein is defamiliarization with the “lethargy of custom” and the fostering of the imagination..." perfectly summaries the joy I have found in books, and what I'm searching for when I start a new one. Thank you, John!