Tag Archives: Japan

Octopus for Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by wcd2

December 25, 2013 No, not salmon, that eminently respectable candidate for a fishetarian dinner. Octopus instead, still exotic and dubious-looking in this part of the world, but a common food staple in Japan and throughout the Mediterranean: in Spain, Portugal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, epic, Food in literature, Global South, oceans, Uncategorized | Tagged Frank Norris, G. Frederick Keller, Hawthorne, Japan, Mediterranean, Melville, Morocco, Portugal, Salmon, Southern Pacific Railroad, Spain, The Octopus, Tunisia, Turkey, Victor Hugo | Leave a comment

Frank Stella re-mediates Moby-Dick

Posted on December 28, 2011 by wcd2

December 28, 2011 The numbers speak for themselves. Begun in 1985, the Moby-Dick series is still ongoing, with one or more artworks corresponding to each of the 135 chapter titles, over 300 of them at this point. They are mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in abstract expressionism, Chinese art, epic, Japanese art, Near Eastern poetry, Nineteenth-century literature, print medium, Remediation, twentieth century art, world literature | Tagged "Near East Series", Australia, Frank Stella, Herman Melville, Islamic decorative arts, Japan, Moby-Dick, MOMA, Robert K. Wallace, Roberta Smith, world literature | 168 Comments

Joanne Kyger and Gary Snyder

Posted on November 23, 2011 by wcd2

November 23, 2011 ‘The name is Joanne Kyger, yes, with a “y.” As in “Tyger! Tyger! burning bright.” She was with the Beats. And she knew some Japanese — she’d learned it when she went to Kyoto with her … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, epic, Japanese poetry, world literature | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Buddhism, epic, Gary Snyder, Homer, Japan, Joanne Kyger, Kyoto, Michael McClure, Peter Orlovsky, Ray Manzarek | 199 Comments