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January 14, 2014
Novel of the Week 004
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa(AKAThe Saragossa Manuscript)is a deliciously meta frame story, written by Jan Potocki. The novel's interlocking structure has drawn comparisons to Arabian Nights, the Decameron, and may have even inspired a TheSimpsons episode.
During the Napoleonic Wars, an unnamed French officer discovers a Spanish manuscript but is soon captured and stripped of his possessions. The document is recognized for its importance, and the officer's captors agree to translate the...
January 13, 2014
Demon of the Week 004
Andras as depicted by Collin de Plancy in The Infernal Dictionary, 1863.
This week's demon post is short and sweet. I still have much work to do on my recently released novel,Taking Jezebel. If you didn't already hear about it, you should check out a free sample on Amazon, or any of your preferred ebook readers. For a list of where to buy, check out my Work page.
Andrasis a Great Marquis of Hell, who commands thirty legions. He appears with the body of a winged angel and the head of a raven (...
January 10, 2014
Image of the Week 003
Read about Bosch'sHaywain Triptych. My favorite interpretation is in viewing the main panels as a parallel to the tarot's seventh major arcana, the Chariot: where the leftmost panel represents the card displayed upright, as a symbol of progress; and the right panel is a representation of the reversed card, and immoral behavior.
The Haywain, Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1516
