I’ve said that IRONY is what you get when there is a clash between levels of knowledge, when for example somebody should know something but doesn’t, all while somebody else, perhaps the author and the reader whom the author lets in on the jest, does know it, and waits for the outcome that will strike the ignorant as a surprise, but those in the kno…
Satan tries to pretend that Hell is a fine place
From John Milton, Paradise Lost
Aug 05, 2022
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Poetry Aloud
Poetry Aloud will help you learn how to read poetry with your ears. Unlike children with bad table manners, poetry is meant to be heard and not just seen. Join Anthony Esolen every other week (or so) as he introduces and discusses a longish poem and then reads it aloud.
Poetry Aloud will help you learn how to read poetry with your ears. Unlike children with bad table manners, poetry is meant to be heard and not just seen. Join Anthony Esolen every other week (or so) as he introduces and discusses a longish poem and then reads it aloud. Listen on
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