General Contents at Troynovant
We propose and advance a cultural stratigraphy, exploring and delineating layers and textures of the human mind which we visualize as Troynovant: the city of nobly recurring knowledge.
As Thoreau says rightly, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." If our own subjects and perspectives often seem off the beaten path, it is through no desire to be different for difference's sake, but because these wayward Trains of Thought roll to the rhythm of a different bassoon.
New Troy rejoices in the innocence of becoming, as the philosophers say: not a static "eternal city", rather a Renewing Troy. The medieval proverb says that Stadtluft macht frei, or city air makes one free — a citizen freed from serfdom; but we suggest more simply, Luft macht frei: determinedly breathing free air maintains our continuing city of recurrent inspiration.
Whom the gods would enlighten they first teach to read.
Robert Wilfred Franson, editor
editor@Troynovant.com
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Informative & Entertaining: Essays by Title, A-B Memoirs: Personal History, personally told Other approaches to our material: (wander as inspiration moves you) Personae: emanant Olympians Recent updates: all recent updates In the Maze: we may encounter Contributors: friends, allies, alleged volunteers |
Reviews: Books by Author, A-B Books by Title, A-B Films by Title Stories by Author
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David H. Franson, A few insiteful points Titles published as quotations, for instance proverbial phrases, generally are given here without quotation marks. Small-capitals may be rendered lower-case. Accents, umlauts, and other diacritical satellites are deprecated here in the interest of reliable page rendering across the Web. Some items reprinted here have had minor reformatting, and interlinking added. Shakespeare scene and line numbering as in The Norton Shakespeare. Most illustrations are scanned, cleaned, and optimized by Franson Publications; a few scans are from publishers or elsewhere. Photo of reviewers above courtesy of Sir Ryan Greenoak (Ray Ford). Renewing Troy (home page) painting is "Expectations" (1885) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. If you do not see the Troynovant banner at the top, and our navigation sidebar in blue links on the left, please click on www.Troynovant.com to enter our frameset. External references open in new windows. To open any Troynovant page as a standalone for separate bookmarking, right-click any link to it. Reviewing versus Bookselling The Lofting Agency The Editor's occasional presence at Facebook (must be signed in to see it): Facebook - Robert W. Franson For general privacy & security issues, please see our Privacy Policy. | |
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