What a wonderful take on the things and people who/that offer us insights and epiphanies, of which this column would be a perfect example! Yes, great writers, great synthesizers of thought can engage our imaginations in ways that make us think of connections we haven't made before, or encourage us to follow threads of logic further than we otherwise might. I have a few friends with whom conversations always leave me feeling smarter . The former headmaster of the author's prep school is one, as is a former roommate and now former professor of literature. There are a number of podcasts on film that can really help me when I'm wrestling with how I feel about a film, and definitely, some authors (both fiction and non) who make me feel I understand the world a little better. There are even a few actors who can convey character so powerfully it's like a critic described watching the 18th Century actor, Edmund Kean: "To see him act is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning." A lovely post!
What a wonderful take on the things and people who/that offer us insights and epiphanies, of which this column would be a perfect example! Yes, great writers, great synthesizers of thought can engage our imaginations in ways that make us think of connections we haven't made before, or encourage us to follow threads of logic further than we otherwise might. I have a few friends with whom conversations always leave me feeling smarter . The former headmaster of the author's prep school is one, as is a former roommate and now former professor of literature. There are a number of podcasts on film that can really help me when I'm wrestling with how I feel about a film, and definitely, some authors (both fiction and non) who make me feel I understand the world a little better. There are even a few actors who can convey character so powerfully it's like a critic described watching the 18th Century actor, Edmund Kean: "To see him act is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning." A lovely post!
I could mention the members in Congress of a certain political party who make me feel smart but this probably isn't the forum.