One of three paintings of the same scene by Constable. I believe the above is hanging in the Frick. Others are at the V&A and the São Paulo Museum of Art.
See Tally-Ho, Cornelius! for commentary (p 107-8). The version that is the subject of my remarks (portrayed as a dialogue between the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Cornelius the Postmodern Divine and his little friend Cappy) is the full-scale study at the MET.
Diameter of Earth: 7,926 miles
Diameter of Saturn: 74,898 miles
Diameter of Saturn's rings: 170,000 miles
Radius of Saturn's rings: 85,000 miles
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| René Magritte - Mysterious Barricades, 1961 Oil on canvas, 80.6 x 128 cm |
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| Oskar Nerlinger (German, 1893-1969) Motorcycle in the Race, 1925 gelatin silver print 8 11/16 × 6 7/8" MoMA |
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| John William Waterhouse - Circe Invidiosa, 1892 |
There was a cove,
a little inlet shaped like a bent bow,
a quiet place where Scylla, at midday,
sought shelter when the sea and sky were hot;
and, in midcourse, the sun scorched with full force,
reducing shadows to a narrow thread.
And Circe now contaminates this bay,
polluting it with noxious poisons; there
she scatters venom drawn from dreadful roots
and, three-times-nine times, murmurs an obscure
and tangled maze of words, a labyrinth—
the magic chant that issues from her lips.
Then Scylla comes; no sooner has she plunged
waist-deep into the water than she sees,
around her hips, the horrid barking shapes.
Ovid - Metamorphoses Book XIV, 52-65
Richard Kostelanetz has authored numerous books, including dictionaries of the avant-gardes, and founded imprints like Archae Editions and Avant-Garde Classics to publish innovative and classic works that might otherwise remain unavailable. carterkaplan.blogspot.com; api.pageplace.de
Carter Kaplan is an American author, editor, and academic specializing in literature, philosophy, and speculative fiction. His notable works include the novel Tally-Ho, Cornelius!, the Invisible Tower Trilogy (Echoes, We Reign Secure, and The Sky-Shaped Sarcophagus), the Aristophanic comedy Diogenes, and the critical study Critical Synoptics: Menippean Satire and the Analysis of Intellectual Mythology, which explores analytic philosophy through poetry and fiction. Kaplan also edits the anthology series Emanations and is involved with International Authors, a consortium publishing literary works. He has taught literature, philosophy, and research writing at various universities across the US and Scotland. amazon.com
Kaplan and Kostelanetz share a professional relationship in the realm of avant-garde and experimental literature. Kaplan has contributed articles to Kostelanetz's A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes(third edition, 2019), including entries on "Herman Melville" and "Michael Butterworth." The dictionary also features an entry on Kaplan himself, highlighting his contributions to literary theory and satire. api.pageplace.de; searchworks.stanford.edu
Kaplan's blog, Highbrow, has featured Kostelanetz's writings, such as a 2022 post sharing Kostelanetz's detailed statement on his publishing philosophy for Archae Editions and Avant-Garde Classics. In it, Kostelanetz discusses his approach to on-demand publishing, reprinting modernist classics (e.g., works by Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and Guillaume Apollinaire), and collaborating with authors like Charles Doria to preserve innovative texts. carterkaplan.blogspot.com
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| Albrecht Durer - Little Owl, 1508 |
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| Sky King: Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters with a Cessna 310B, N5384A, the Songbird. (Photograph by Hal McAlpin) |
Amusing satire. "Free Love" indeed. Click HERE for lyrics.
Just across my desk from Terrance Lindall. Here, AI (I am assuming) reads from Bienvenido Bones Bañez, Jr's Satanic Verses. While I have reservations about the theology, the productions of Monsieurs Lindall and Bañez are often intriguing:
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| Jean-Paul L. Garnier |
A Wayback Machine archive of fantastic art and fiction created by the Cornell University Library Institute for Digital Collections. Click the image for access:
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| Salvador Dalí - Portrait of Mrs. Harrison Williams, 1943. Oil on canvas, 91.8 x 61.4 cm. Private Collection. |
Wiki biography HERE.
