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Notes from Icarus
Daedalus, my father, tried to fashion me for wings but I, who treasured heresy, had no use for the things or for the cliff that he had labored at for many years to leave for me a fortune or a … Continue reading
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Tagged Daedelus, disappointment, inheritance, James Joyce, legacies, parents, success
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Tradition and the Individual Talent
for T.S. Eliot When Icarus took flight with home-made wings he sought to rise above, not divine laws, but listening to how the eagle sings attempted to reach past the aeropause that culture places on its young when born to … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Daedelus, experience, failure, Icarus, parenting, talent, Tradition and the Individual Talent, TS Eliot
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