Literature
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In a moment of Sunday comfort, I sat down with a cup of tea and pulled a book from one of my shelves. It was an anthology of existentialist writings. Admittedly, it has been many years since I thought seriously about existentialism. With many dusty pages turned, I started to reflect on the numerous inscriptions…
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There is absolutely nothing academic or intellectual about Greek mythology; it is addictive, entertaining, approachable and astonishingly human. In opening pages of Mythos, Stephen Fry announces his intention almost at once: not the lecture hall but the fireside, where the gods may still be discussed with relish, raised eyebrows, and the occasional perfectly-timed punchline. Mythos…
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The other day I had an overwhelming itch to read something a bit more experimental and perhaps even slightly avant-garde. There is a shelf on one of my bookcases that houses a number books that fall under this category. One will find the likes of Ulysses by James Joyce, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett,…
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Paul Mason’s new book Postcapitalism is an interesting read. It’s not that it presents any breathtakingly new arguments – it should ultimately be read as another contribution in what is termed the Autonomist Marxist tradition. I see a lot of problems with Marxism, and with the autonomous Marxist tradition; but the one thing this book does…