"The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
- Albert Camus
FRONT MATTER:
October 1st: In-class review for the quiz; bring in one question from your notes, or the notes on this blog.
October 3rd: The first quiz.
Upcoming entries in blogs might contain:
- How a tedious or terrible task became enthralling.
- An in-depth look at a page of Calasso.
IMPORTANT TERMS/INTERESTING TIDBITS:
The Story of Sisyphus
...and his eternal punishment (or eternal blessing?)
More here.
Uncle John:
"Why would you spend your life doing something pointless? Why would you spend your life like Uncle John? The answer might be-- Have you got anything better to do?
"He's invested, he's making discoveries, he's making it worthwhile...
"This is what we have to do. The fact that we do not see his point is our problem, not his."
Clinamen: 'The Swerve', or, more specifically, the Latin name Lucretius gave to the unpredictable swerve of atoms falling in an otherwise predictable pattern.
People of note/to research:
- Albert Camus
- Laura Vandenberg
- Samuel Beckett
ET CETERA:
"By the end of this semester you won't be able to walk out the door without stepping on a myth."
"Myths are the things that don't fall off the radar."
"Isn't that the catch-phrase nowadays? People ask you 'What's your point?' And then you realize, you don't have one."
"What if I were to tell you that you don't need stories; you just need a frame of mind."
"The whole universe is perpetually gravitating toward room temperature."
"(The) news is absolutely rotten with myth."
"It's all poetry. In the end, it's all poetry."
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