Britta's Letters from her life divided between city-life in German's capital Berlin and life in a Bavarian village
Showing posts with label The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition. Show all posts

Sunday 14 May 2023

""The Mirror and the Lamp" (or Change of roles, hopefully)

 


Dear You

tomorrow Amazon promised to deliver a book on "Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition" by M.H.Abrams. In a lovely comment this author was recommended to me - thank you! 

I am fascinated by the title. Makes me think about my life. At work, being a counsellor, I had to be the mirror, as they rightly taught us  - though I tried to bring a little bit of light too. 

At the moment, regardless of how I turn, I feel stuck - you might hear me mumble "Rule 12: "When You Don't Know What to Say...Say Nothing!" 

That stuck-feeling can change soon. If I get more control over my life (do I hear a gigantic laughter in the clouds?) I might put the mirror on a table and - for a while - be the lamp. 

Yours Truly (training hard to become a firefly)