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indescribably pleasant to all our senses
Tonight at the reference desk a student asked me to read this section from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden:
He asked me what I thought it meant. He wanted to talk through his ideas. I talked to him about the passage, and recommended some resources for critical analysis and research.
Related Resources:
Ogden, M. A., Keller, C., & Thoreau, H. D. (1985). Walden, a concordance. Garland reference library of the humanities, vol. 557. New York: Garland Pub.
- Cady, L. (1961). Thoreau’s quotations from the Confucian books in Walden. American Literature, 33, (1), pp. 20-32.
to serve librarians
Respectfully submitted for your perusal: a librarian. Height: a little over less than it takes. Weight: in the neighborhood of an ice cold day in history. Origin: unknown. Motives? Therein hangs the tale, for in just a moment we’re going to ask you to shake hands, figuratively, with a Melvil Dui from another galaxy and another time. This is the Library Zone:
- (Close shot of Chase as seen over Frontier Girl’s shoulder. His eyes narrow.)
- Chase: What’s the matter, Frontier Girl? What’s going on?
- (Reverse angle looking toward her. Her lips tremble.)
- Frontier Girl: I…I finally deciphered their language. All of it. I read their book.
- (Close shot a suspended speaker overhead. A Librarian’s metallic voice rings out.)
- Librarian’s voice: Please move ahead. You’re holding up our departure. Kindly move ahead.
- (Cut to: Two shot Chase and Frontier Girl)
- Chase: Well?
- Frontier Girl: Mr. Chase…Mr. Chase, the first page is just a collection of English words with their own translation. But the rest of the book…the rest of the book — It’s a cookbook!
- Chase: Geschmäcke wie Huhn!
The recollections of one Darren Chase, with appropriate flashbacks and soliloquy. Or more simply stated, the evolution of man, the cycle of going from dust to dessert, the metamorphosis from being the ruler of a make-believe mental state to an ingredient in someone’s soup. It’s tonight’s bill of fare from the Library Zone.
More for your perusal:
Knight, D. F. (1976). The best of Damon Knight. New York: N. Doubleday.
Knight, D. F. (1977). Turning points: Essays on the art of science fiction. New York: Harper & Row.
Melville Dewey. OCLC.org (http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/biography/)
Serling, R. (2005). The twilight zone. Season 3. Chatsworth, CA: Distributed by Image Entertainment.
To Serve Man. Internet Movie Database. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734684/)
Twilight Zone. To Serve Man. CBS.com. (http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/video/video.php?cid=649562032&pid=EhJkGeNGuUqJfc9CCfD81h6TpxCIglq1&play=true&cc=2)
WTF? (http://www.childrenofthecode.org/code-history/dewey.htm)
All Saints Day
November 1 is All Saints Day, Day of the Dead, Samhain (Northern Hemisphere), Beltane (Southern Hemisphere) & marks the beginning of bullfighting season in Peru. Tomorrow, November 2, is All Souls’ Day.
On All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day it is the custom of some to clean and decorate the graves of loved ones with candles, flowers, food and drink.
Learn More:
Beltane (http://www.mythinglinks.org/Beltane.html)
Cohen, H., & Coffin, T. P. (1987). The Folklore of American holidays. Detroit, Mich: Gale Research.
Day of the Dead (http://www.dayofthedead.com/index.html)
Douglas, G. W., & Compton, H. D. (1948). The American book of days; A compendium of information about holidays, festivals, notable anniversaries and Christian and Jewish holy days, with notes on other American anniversaries worthy of remembrance. New York: H.W. Wilson.
Grimassi, R. (2001). Beltane: Springtime rituals, lore & celebration. St. Paul, Minn: Llewellyn Publications.
Henderson, H. (2005). Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary: Detailing nearly 2,500 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations : a compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics.
Roberts, N., & Hill, D. (2006). Dance of the gods. [Grand Haven, MI]: Brilliance Audio.
Samhain (http://www.wicca.com/celtic/akasha/samhainlore.htm)
Wanek, C. (1999). All Saints’ Day. Poetry. 175 (2), 109.
Yeats, W. B., & Bloomfield, B. C. (1970). Samhain. No. 1-7, Oct. 1901-Nov. 1908. English little magazines, no. 14. London: Frank Cass.
last night a werewolf fell in love w/me
Now all the good people come together in costumes to dispel evil spirits, commingle with the dead on their journey to the otherworld and share candy.
Halloween Fun:
American Folklife Center - The Fantasy & Folklore of All Hallows
American Memory - Today in History: October 31
Anoka - Halloween Capital of the World
Britannica Blog - Ghosts in the Library
Project Gutenberg - The Raven (audio)
Project Gutenberg - The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, the Raven Edition
