KalenKellyNo Refuge: “No Country for Old Men” and the Lie of the Traditional WesternAccording to most traditional American westerns, the act of creating a permanent settlement in an area changes it irreversibly. The…Jul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
KalenKellyThe Downfall of Tradition in Lud-in-the-MistHope Mirrlees’ Lud-in-the-Mist contains an unexpectedly dense quantity of social commentary for a fantasy novel of its time. The author is…Jul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
KalenKelly“The Faerie Queene:” Faith, Pride, and Self-FashioningThe art of self-improvement through adopting the behavior of others, a concept known as self-fashioning, is one of the most contradictory…Jul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022