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Tag: Beowulf

The Fellowship of the Ring

"The Fellowship of the Ring" came out in theaters twenty years ago, almost to the day. Below is an essay that I wrote in the days after I saw it -- an essay that, besides being a bit of a time portal, covers a ton of subjects about books, movies, history, religion, dead white males, … Continue reading The Fellowship of the Ring →

Kevin Rosero Texts Connected 7 Comments December 17, 2021June 28, 2022 22 Minutes

Twin Towers at Uruk

December 16, 2001* Last night I finished David Ferry’s rendition of Gilgamesh; I read it out loud.  It has reminded me of my favorite moment ever in “Star Trek”: the Epic of Gilgamesh as told by Patrick Stewart in “Darmok,” an episode during the fifth season of “The Next Generation” TV series.  Captain Jean-Luc Picard … Continue reading Twin Towers at Uruk →

Kevin Rosero Uncategorized 3 Comments December 1, 2021February 23, 2022 7 Minutes

Hero, meet your villain; or, never mind

It's a common trope in fiction: a final confrontation between the central hero of a story and its central villain. It's an important trope in Westerns, both on the page and screen -- Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" is just one famous example. And we see it in works of fiction that are too many to count: … Continue reading Hero, meet your villain; or, never mind →

Kevin Rosero Texts Connected Leave a comment July 30, 2021January 25, 2022 4 Minutes
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