Tag Archives: Faulkner

From Faulkner’s South

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I recently decided to indulge myself by rereading Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! It’s been that kind of holiday, I guess. Anyway, I wanted to post a great moment early in the text in which Faulkner’s gifts for pinpointing and diagnosing the … Continue reading →

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“Remember, Remember…”

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Today is the fifth of November. Traditionally, this is a day marked by the lighting of bonfires, a day of kindle and match, of flint and tender, of flame and ash. It is a memorial characterized by burning. It certainly … Continue reading →

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Addendum and Philosophical Life

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

The latest post on “Quantum Est In Rebus Inane” begins with a clear description of the impulse to philosophize: For some of us, the impulse to philosophize is bound up with a realization of our broken world and our patchwork … Continue reading →

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A Long Note About the Name

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

The title of this blog is taken from William Faulkner’s famous Nobel Prize speech which he gave in 1950. Specifically, the page references Faulkner’s thesis: “Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now … Continue reading →

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