Story Title: 'Asthma' by Seneca. Source: The Art of the Personal Essay (Anchor Books) Date Read: 17th September 2011 Afterthoughts: In this second entry from Roman philosopher, Seneca the Younger, Lopate offers us another example of Seneca's … [Read more...]
‘On Noise’ by Seneca
January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Story Title: 'On Noise' by Seneca. Source: The Art of the Personal Essay (Anchor Books) Date Read: 25th January 2011 Afterthoughts: This literary composition from Seneca - in which he muses on the distraction of noise - is more life lesson than … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: The Art of the Personal Essay
January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Aside from the fact that essays get little attention in the reviewing world, there are two reasons why I choose to focus on this literary form at RobAroundBooks. The first came about because of my adoration for the 'father of the essay', Michel de … [Read more...]
On The Radar: A biography on Constance Garnett, a lazy Russian novel, an anthology celebrating Prague’s literary renaissance, and another New York literary anthology
May 7, 2010 By 8 Comments
“On the Radar” provides small incidental rundowns on books which I’ve discovered, but haven’t yet purchased. These are titles which I’ve either added to my wishlist, or am keeping a close eye on with a view to adding them. In addition, … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: On Montaigne and Essays…
March 12, 2010 By 4 Comments
On Montaigne and Essays..., originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Our ability to pick up and learn new things is of course amazing, but perhaps just as astonishing is how quickly we can manage to fall in love when we least expect it. Over the … [Read more...]