Category: rhetoric
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The Disorder of Things: Politics and The Printing Press in The Early Reformation (1517-1526)
April 25, 2021 driftlessareareview
Early modern Germany saw religious conflict weaponize the printing press. Continue reading The Disorder of Things: Politics and The Printing Press in The Early Reformation (1517-1526)
Critic's Notebook, culture, film, history, law, LGBT, media, politics, pop culture, rhetoric, TVLeave a comment
Critic's Notebook: Gay Pride Month, Juneteenth, and July 4th
July 11, 2020 July 11, 2020 driftlessareareview
It's not about me. It's about us. Continue reading Critic's Notebook: Gay Pride Month, Juneteenth, and July 4th
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Critic's Notebook: Rave vs. Review vs. Recommendation
April 20, 2020 April 18, 2020 driftlessareareview
We like stuff! Yes we do!
We like stuff! How 'bout you? Continue reading Critic's Notebook: Rave vs. Review vs. Recommendation
book reviews, books, experimental, modernism, New York Journal of Books, non-fiction, nyjb, Poetry, rhetoric, science, slang, surrealism, WeekLeave a comment
The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons
June 19, 2019 June 16, 2019 driftlessareareview
"The sheer heft of the two volumes only hints at the vast poetical output of Ammons, a variegated array of poeticules and epics, intimate confessions and scientific hymns, wordplay and wonderment." Continue reading The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons
book reviews, books, communism, conservatism, fascism, France, german, history, law, New York Journal of Books, non-fiction, nyjb, Paris, politics, postmodernism, rhetoricLeave a comment
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
March 30, 2018 driftlessareareview
"Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left" is a no-holds-barred take-down of the modern Left. Continue reading Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
comedy, Commonplace Book, non-fiction, politics, rhetoricLeave a comment
Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity
October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017 driftlessareareview
Tom Wolfe on impeachment and continuity in government. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Tom Wolfe on Impeachment and Continuity
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Liberation, Edited and Introduced by Mark Ludwig
"Liberation," edited and with an introduction by Mark Ludwig, casts a global net to find out what poets think about the concept of freedom. Continue reading Liberation, Edited and Introduced by Mark Ludwig
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CCLaP Fridays: Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes: Decoding the Jargon, Slang, and Bluster of American Political Speech, by Chuck McCutcheon and David Mark
July 24, 2015 April 16, 2020 driftlessareareview
This week I review a dictionary of political speak, a primer for what passes as political discourse in this country. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes: Decoding the Jargon, Slang, and Bluster of American Political Speech, by Chuck McCutcheon and David Mark