Tag Archives: Stendhal Syndrome

waiting for the new lenin

Are we ready for an American Lenin? An American Ghandi? Not likely. At least not until “Make love not war” gives way to “Make revolution, not love.”… …The ascetic revolutionary exhibits two notable traits: he manifests, or is imputed to … Continue reading

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i thought i saw saint augustine

Jerusalem Syndrome….Jerusalem. Is it something in the water. An untraceable ingredient from an underground well? There is something. Jerusalem has always evoked  messianic symbolism and exerted a seemingly  magnetic attraction for people awaiting the Messiah, those who feel they can … Continue reading

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LEFT WAITING AT THE ALTAR IN ROME

The road to Rome. All literary roads appear to lead to Rome as well. The city has always attracted writers . They have mourned its fall and complained about its decadence; but it has not stopped them from coming. ”In … Continue reading

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LEFT WAITING AT THE ALTAR IN ROME

The road to Rome. All literary roads appear to lead to Rome as well. The city has always attracted writers . They have mourned its fall and complained about its decadence; but it has not stopped them from coming. ”In … Continue reading

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