Monthly Archives: May 2015

Dave Warren’s concept art for Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote Illustration by Gustave Doré Illustration by Gustave Doré An important predecessor of the later novel was the picaresque narrative, which emerged in sixteenth-century Spain … “Picaro” is Spanish for “rogue,” and a typical story … Continue reading →

Peace-Burial at Sea (1842) by Joseph Mallord William Turner Prospero by John Bramblitt

The Voyage of Life: Manhood (1842) by Thomas Cole Pietà (1497-1500) by Michelangelo

The word “essay” stems from the French word “essayer,” which means to attempt or try something out. Montaigne’s Essays comprises 107 essays written in a didactic style to engage the reader, though he insists his work is for domestic and private … Continue reading →

The Fall of the Rebel Angels (1562) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder Barge Haulers on the Volga (1870-3) by Ilya Repin Mona Lisa with Bazooka Rocket by Banksy

On set for “In Voluptas Mors” (1951) with Salvador Dali – photograph by Philippe Halsman The Wave or My Destiny (1857) by Victor Hugo Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man (1943) by Salvador Dali