Windmill and Diamond
From “Today in History,”
by The Associated Press:
On this date:
In 1965, the musical
“Man of La Mancha”
opened in New York.In 1975, Juan Carlos
was proclaimed
King of Spain.Today’s birthdays:
… Movie director
Arthur Hiller is 83….
Hiller directed the 1972 film
of “Man of La Mancha.”
A quotation from that film:
“When life itself seems lunatic,
who knows where madness lies?”
One can approach these symbols in either a mathematical or a literary fashion. For a mathematical discussion of the symbols’ structure, see Theme and Variations. Those who prefer literary discussions may make up their own stories.
“Plato is wary of all forms of rapture other than reason’s. He is most deeply leery of, because himself so susceptible to, the literary imagination. He speaks of it as a kind of holy madness or intoxication and goes on to link it to Eros, another derangement that joins us, but very dangerously, with the gods.”
“It’s all in Plato, all in Plato;
bless me, what do they
teach them at these schools?”
bless me, what do they
teach them at these schools?”
— C. S. Lewis in
The Narnia Chronicles
The Narnia Chronicles