Monthly Archives: October 2008

AN ECONOMIC THEORY OF VOTING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING.

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Philip

AN ECONOMIC THEORY OF VOTING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING. Both the book by David Tuck and the review by David Runciman that I have discussed for the last couple of days seem to attribute the argument that voting is irrational to … Continue reading →

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BARNEY FRANK AND LEARNED HAND ON VOTING.

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Philip

BARNEY FRANK AND LEARNED HAND ON VOTING. Back over forty years ago, the problem that it is irrational to make the effort to vote was attracting a lot attention, especially among graduate students in government. Learned Hand was quoted often … Continue reading →

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IS IT IRRATIONAL TO VOTE?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Philip

IS IT IRRATIONAL TO VOTE? Kids, is it irrational for you to vote? Political scientists have been struggling with this issue for over fifty years. David Runciman has a review in the London Review of Books for October 9 of … Continue reading →

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MANDY PATINKIN’S PROSPERO.

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Philip

MANDY PATINKIN’S PROSPERO. Hilton Als is right that Mandy Patinkin’s Prospero does not relate to the other actors on stage, but not for the reasons I expected. Patinkin portrays Prospero as an angry and all-powerful wizard, in complete command of … Continue reading →

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IS THERE AN HOMAGE TO FORGIVENESS IN THE TEMPEST? (AUDEN’S VIEW).

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Philip

IS THERE AN HOMAGE TO FORGIVENESS IN THE TEMPEST? (AUDEN’S VIEW). I think the review by Hilton Als of THE TEMPEST is quite wonderful, and agree with many of his judgments, and yet I want to note another disagreement with … Continue reading →

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ANTONIO’S LONELINESS (AUDEN’S VIEW).

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Philip

ANTONIO’S LONELINESS (AUDEN’S VIEW). The second chapter of “The Sea and the Mirror” consists of songs for the characters in the play (with the exception of Caliban, who is given all of the third chapter in a long prose speech … Continue reading →

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PROSPERO’S LONELINESS (AUDEN’S VIEW).

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Philip

PROSPERO’S LONELINESS (AUDEN’S VIEW). In chapter one of “The Sea and the Mirror”, which is addressed by Prospero to Ariel, Prospero says, “Now, Ariel, I am that I am, your late and lonely master …”

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MIRANDA’S LONELINESS (AUDEN’S VIEW).

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Philip

MIRANDA’S LONELINESS (AUDEN’S VIEW). Miranda does disavow loneliness. Miranda’s Song in “The Sea and the Mirror” begins: “My dear one is mine as mirrors are lonely….” Because the song is a villanelle, the line appears three times in the song.

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DOES THE TEMPEST DISAVOW LONELINESS?

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Philip

DOES THE TEMPEST DISAVOW LONELINESS? (AUDEN’S VIEW). I was very pleased to see that Hilton Als interprets THE TEMPEST in the light of what he rightly calls “Auden’s astonishing poem based on the play, ‘The Sea and the Mirror’.” Als … Continue reading →

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PROSPERO’S LONELINESS.

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Philip

PROSPERO’S LONELINESS. The New Yorker summary of the current production of THE TEMPEST says: “In this production, Patinkin doesn’t seem to connect with the other actors or with the text; he is isolated in the part. One suspects that he … Continue reading →

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