Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Carroll's Headaches

Posted on May 23, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Migraine aura symptoms gave rise to “Adventures in Wonderland” Migraine aura may have been the inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s descriptions of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ physicians suggest in a letter published in the April 17th issue of The Lancet. Coining … Continue reading →

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nonsenselit.org is online!

Posted on May 13, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

On 12 May 2004, Edward Lear’s birthday, I am at last releasing the new portal for Nonsense literature. The Lear pages do not contain anything new, updating and renewing them is my next project, but you should find lots of … Continue reading →

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Sukumar Ray

Posted on May 3, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Literary nonsense of Sukumar Ray once again! Dungaroo, Flipfloposaurus, Billy-Hawk Calf among other animals paid a peppy visit to a book store here and regaled book lovers! They are, after all, characters from the nonsensical world created by legendary Bengali … Continue reading →

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The Canon According to Harold Bloom

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

O Poetry! Let us celebrate month with anthologies of the bad, good Bloom has assembled an anthology of representative poems by English and American writers. Seen in such a light, this is a fine compendium, particularly valuable for Bloom’s important … Continue reading →

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Martha Graham's The Owl and the Pussy-cat

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

The Best of Modern Dance Because [Martha] Graham saw dance as expressive rather than merely decorative, it freed generations of young dancers to explore a range of emotional and psychological themes that weren’t available in traditional ballet. From April 14 … Continue reading →

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A Book on Children's Literature

Posted on March 26, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

The kid in me is still alive “Youth is such a wonderful thing; it’s a shame to waste it on the young!” This aphorism by George Bernard Shaw brilliantly exposes the ludicrous side of the romantic idealization of children, so … Continue reading →

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The Descent of Dr. Seuss

Posted on March 21, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

No Place for Absurdity By Eric Gibson J.K. Rowling famously negotiated ironclad agreements with Warner Bros. to make sure that her Harry Potter books made it to the screen in the right way. (What you saw was what you read.) … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss and the British

Posted on March 18, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

The lord of misrule By Nicola Shulman The British response to Dr Seuss has not, so far, been suitable reading for Ms Dimond-Cates. It may be that we have an embarrassment of excellent children’s writers of our own, whom we … Continue reading →

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The Limerick's Origins

Posted on March 17, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

There once was a wee humble ditty By Shannon RoeToday being St. Patrick’s Day, the least we can do is doff our derbies to that bit of Irish doggerel called the limerick. From its name, you might think this five-line … Continue reading →

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Seussmania still Raging!

Posted on March 11, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Hundreds attend ‘Seussentenial’ parties The man who made the Grinch, Sam-I-Am and Bar-ba-loots household names was the inspiration for several local parties last week. To celebrate the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, hundreds of Rolling … Continue reading →

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