For a while, I tried to think through Mary Douglas’ “cultural theory” in relation to attitudes towards waste in nineteenth-century … More
Tag: Anthropology
205. (William Empson)
That great literature balances great forces judiciously, that it calms a turbulence of mind, and that it communicates truths that … More
105. (Thomas Carlyle)
A featherless bipedal puzzle, but with wings: that Carlyle seems a distinctly queer, yet central, Victorian voice; that the word … More
Critical Provisions 