Category Archives: Archetypes

THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST, THE CHINESE WIZARD OF OZ, THREE MUSKETEERS, DON QUIXOTE AND PILGRIM’S PROGRESS—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on June 14, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

The Journey to the West, Volume 1 by Wu Cheng’en My rating: 5 of 5 stars THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST, THE CHINESE WIZARD OF OZ, THREE MUSKETEERS, DON QUIXOTE AND PILGRIM’S PROGRESS—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND … Continue reading →

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ON THE USE OF THE 2ND PERSON HYPNOTIC NARRATIVE IN THE TEATRO MAGICO SEQUENCE OF SPIRITUS MUNDI: THE ROLE OF ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION IN THE IMAGINATIVE ARTS

Posted on March 27, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

  ON THE USE OF THE 2ND PERSON HYPNOTIC NARRATIVE IN THE TEATRO MAGICO SEQUENCE OF SPIRITUS MUNDI: THE ROLE OF ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION IN THE IMAGINATIVE ARTS   The rarest mode in literature (though quite common in song lyrics) is … Continue reading →

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ON THE ONWARD EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT IN OUR TIME

Posted on March 17, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

        Odyssey             A man is movement, motion, a continuum. There is no beginning and no end to his voyage. He runs through his ancestors, and the only beginning is the primal beginning of the single cell in … Continue reading →

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ON AFRICAN LITERATURE & WORLD LITERATURE–A DIALOGUE FROM SPIRITUS MUNDI, NOVEL BY ROBERT SHEPPARD

Posted on March 15, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

  Note: The following is a Dialogue on African Literature and World Literature taking place in Midrand, South Africa, the site of the meeting of the Pan-African Parliament of the African Union (AU), amoung several renown African Writers, Scholars and … Continue reading →

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ON REALISM, MYTHIC FANTASY AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IN SPIRITUS MUNDI

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

    ON REALISM, MYTHIC FANTASY AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IN SPIRITUS MUNDI By Robert Sheppard Author, Spiritus Mundi, Novel   Thanks to everyone for your interest and support in listening in to the BlogTalkRadio Interviews on my novel Spiritus Mundi … Continue reading →

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