tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33445632.post4643783259402051941..comments2024-01-20T11:56:48.682+01:00Comments on WindRose Hotel: A Defense of NonsenseS.R. Piccolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15622464895435470724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33445632.post-15550315218083363132011-10-27T15:56:09.052+02:002011-10-27T15:56:09.052+02:00Lewis Carroll's parodies of the moralistic poe...Lewis Carroll's parodies of the moralistic poems of his time, have far outlived the originals, and have virtually become immortal and thus more meaningful than the originals. Perhaps this is also because he created the precedent of rightly questioning the validity of such set, staid and dated Victorian moral indoctrination.<br />In order to come to terms with the world, we often have to come to terms with the absurd. What is taking place in Europe right now is a good example..<br />The classics are also often based on nonsense, including the <i>Iliad,</i> in which great men who admire each other are bent on killing each other, with the absolute approval of the Gods.Mirinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762774089637304953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33445632.post-72670958216151793512011-10-27T08:50:13.587+02:002011-10-27T08:50:13.587+02:00that's simply sublimethat's simply sublimeSangalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995648255248840860noreply@blogger.com