Greg Wilbur posts his review and analysis of those things that interest him most: worship, the arts, music, aesthetics, literature, and film, as well as various things related to the work of King's Meadow.
I was introduced to "Brighton Rock" the novel before I met the stick candy for sale along the waterfront in the decadent ocean resort. It was one of several titles studied in a course called "Modern Novels in Film" at Wroxton College in Oxfordshire. Half-way through the course, I asked my British professor if he had chosen the books because they were Classics or because they were Christian. His answer? "Yes. A Classic tells the truth about the human condition as does Christianity." It was refreshing to be challenged in an academic situation not bound by political correctedness.
Taught by a wonderful British professor, we studied: Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited" Lynn Reid Banks' "The L-shaped Room" William Golding's "Lord of the Flies"
I loved the course and developed a similar course "From Page to Image" with novels from 4 centuries: FIelding's "Tom Jones", Austen's "Persuasion", Bronte's "Jane Eyre" and Goldings "Lord of the Flies."
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I was introduced to "Brighton Rock" the novel before I met the stick candy for sale along the waterfront in the decadent ocean resort. It was one of several titles studied in a course called "Modern Novels in Film" at Wroxton College in Oxfordshire. Half-way through the course, I asked my British professor if he had chosen the books because they were Classics or because they were Christian. His answer? "Yes. A Classic tells the truth about the human condition as does Christianity." It was refreshing to be challenged in an academic situation not bound by political correctedness.
Thanks for the comment. I'm curious, what were the other titles you studied?
Thanks!
Greg
Taught by a wonderful British professor, we studied:
Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited"
Lynn Reid Banks' "The L-shaped Room"
William Golding's "Lord of the Flies"
I loved the course and developed a similar course "From Page to Image" with novels from 4 centuries:
FIelding's "Tom Jones", Austen's "Persuasion", Bronte's "Jane Eyre" and Goldings "Lord of the Flies."
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