Each of these artists were working with an understanding that almost everything improvisational is ephemeral. Little lasts. Most is lost.
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The Perilous Joy of Book-Lending
Like reading itself, book-lending ought to be demanding: it is a way of life fraught with danger and vulnerability. At its best, giving others books – to borrow, that is – can be a heroic act of trust and love.
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Original Derivation
For each of these, Dylan, Bach, jazz, Shakespeare, and chant—the bread and butter is something not made, but received. More than that, using this given material seems to have enhanced their originality. It gives them more room to think.
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Blinded by Ideals: Mark Twain’s Wisdom for Classical Schools
The unique situation of the classical school revival in the modern age makes it especially vulnerable to the temptation of ideology.
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Laurus, Sacramentality and Enchantment
Laurus teaches us about bearing—each other’s burdens and our own, the weight of our sin, and the weight of glory.
