Even more catch-up notes...
From November 7, 2005Harold Bloom: Shakespear made us who we are today; he has entered into the cultural stream.
-says also that we live in a "God-centered government; we're living in a theocracy"
-agree/disagree?
-"Theo" = God, "Cracy" = government, hence, "Goverment by God," as opposed to Democracy, "government by people"
RIP John Fowles, British literary great
-Novel: The Magus
-Dr. Sexson recommends that you all read this, so what are you waiting for?
-http://www.fowlesbooks.com
And the primary topic of discussion during the class period: Wisdom Literature
Two types: Palonius (type A) v. Hamlet (type B)
-Type A examples: Proverbs
-Divides world into black and white, oversimplifies things
-Type B examples: Ecclesiastes, Book of Job
-Not as black and white, life might be a "tapestry"
-Futility is a general theme (e.g. Ch 1, verse 12 of Ecclesiastes)
-Doctrine of Retributive Justice: "No one suffers who doesn't deserve it; everyone does something wrong"
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