Entries Tagged as ‘Morass & Muse’

June 22, 2008

M&M: Reception Theory & Reader-Response Criticism

There was something perversely interesting about Philosopher William Irwin’s argument:

Perhaps the notion that social and historical phenomena are texts is not such a difficult pill to swallow. Historians and lay people alike speak of such things as their interpretations of the French Revolution or the Clinton presidency.

The pill swallowed by Will(iam) must have caused some sort [...]

June 15, 2008

Morass & Muse With A Fuse

A train of thoughts set on lines – towards an unknown destination… 
Drop a few letters…      
A rain of oughts set on lies wars a known nation…

Theories end… Concepts begin…
 
The word ‘morass’ carries two meanings:

A complicated or confused situation
An area of soft wet ground in which it is easy to get stuck. [LITERARY]

The word ‘muse’ carries three [...]