No, not that Eternal Trio. Not that one either. I mean the eternal trio of romance: the hero, the princess, and the dragon: Chesterton explicated on this while discussing Charles Dickens' novel Nicholas Nickelby, as the most basic form of romance: a princess is menaced by a dragon and a hero fights the dragon to … Continue reading Talking the Eternal Trio at the Everyman
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Happy St. Valentine’s Day: Some Favorite Couples
And Saint Valentine said [unto the Emperor Claudius]: Certainly Jesu Christ is only very God, and if thou believe in him, verily thy soul shall be saved, thy realm shall multiply, and he shall give to thee alway victory of thine enemies. -The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne's … Continue reading Happy St. Valentine’s Day: Some Favorite Couples
Another Illustration
Another way of demonstrating my idea from the last post: the ‘Princess and the Dragon’ motif (Chesterton used this to describe melodrama in Charles Dickens). Phase One: meet the princess. The hero encounters the princess and falls in love with her. But he cannot court her because there is some kind of threat over hanging … Continue reading Another Illustration
Serpent's Den 