[...] Point is, the violence attracted to violence, and even when violence comes into contact with innocence, if there is no reciprocation, there is no continuation or inflammation of violence. This means an accident—a casualty, a mistake—if these are reciprocal, then the violence is inflamed—it metamorphoses, evolves—to a committed violence that poses more danger to the victim. This...
Writers are often told to avoid clichés or risk the work being criticized as banal. There is a lot of truth to that sentiment. But we must remember that clichés are more than just rehashed creativity. Clichés carry with them entire universes of associated knowledge. Old Norse had a word for this called kennings. Kennings, like clichés, originate from a figure of speech. For example, terms like...
New lecture on Greek Tragedies: New article on the definition of true art: Hello, this is Caleb Jacobo again with the third lecture in a series that will attempt to give context to some of the great works of literature that I have found to be vital to my studies. I will say it again, I am no expert in literature and I have no degree to speak of, but I am a literature enthusiast and I understand...