Tag Archives: William James

Revery and Attention – “Every moment we expect the spell to break . . .”

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

“Voici des fruits, des fleurs, de feuilles, et des branches . . . “ Claude Debussy–Ariettes Oubliees (lyrics by Paul Verlaine) “C’est L’Exstace” “Green” “Spleen” Gabriel Faure–Melodies “Apres un Reve” “Nell” “This curious state of inhibition can at least for … Continue reading →

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Dying To Know – “The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice.”

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

It’s worth considering that T. S. Eliot’s task, in “Tradition and The Individual Talent,” is nothing less than an attempt to transfer epistemology, the conditions of the possibility of objective (scientific) knowledge, as they were understood in the 19th century, … Continue reading →

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A “Beautiful” Mind

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Brian Kubarycz

It is impossible to say just what I mean! But as if a magic lantern threw the nerves in patterns on a screen. –T. S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (1917) • • • If we wish … Continue reading →

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