Dublin Review of Books, Weekly Newsletter | Issue 132, 3
Welcome to the final newsletter we will be sending out based on Issue 132 of the drb. To see the full April issue simply click here or on any of the links above. Essays Voices from the Chorus
Given the historical amnesia into which many of the individuals and their works have fallen, Katrina Goldstone’s account of the activity of Irish left-wing writers in the Thirties, the numbers involved and the energy they brought to their causes all constitute something of a revelation. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
It was once possible to regard the judge Sergio Moro as a zealous, perhaps overzealous, prosecutor of corruption. That all changed when he agreed to serve in Brazil’s current far-right administration, a decision that has retrospectively tainted everything that went before. Reviews Stalking Truth
Geraldine Mitchell’s four collections have in part sprung from insights gleaned from a lifetime of covert observation and independently considered reflection, beginning at a very early age when she spied on adults, refusing to take their statements about the world at face value. Against the Clock
In his new collection, Greg Delanty makes another valuable contribution to the poetry of environmental consciousness. His reflections on species of flora or fauna that are thriving, endangered, or extinct frame a political consideration of climate change and an ever more urgent call to action. Opinion Taming the Past
The terms ‘victim’ and ‘perpetrator’ are not mutually exclusive, in the present or in the past. History matters and cannot be ignored. But in trying to shape a peaceful future for Ireland we should be aware of the danger of too much history, in particular a one-sided obsession with past wrongs. Blog A Classical Education
A good grounding in Latin teaches us the importance of categories, rules, tidiness and clarity. But sometimes there can be an untamed, unruly spirit bubbling up underneath which must also find expression - in rebelliousness or even high jinks. Archive History from Hell
The popular cultures of many European societies remain transfixed by the evil of Nazism while looking away from the record of their own ancestors. Yet the rise to global prominence of Portugal, Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands rested largely on the horrific Caribbean slave trade. All Boys Together
After uttering a choice remark, Dr Johnson would look around the room to check that his audience was sufficiently appreciative. He once woke up sweating from a dream where someone had bested him, but was soon relieved to find the contest had been between two versions of himself.
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