Patrick Kavanaugh – Provincialism vs. Parochialism
by
Seth Wieck | September 10, 2021
Parochialism and provincialism are [direct] opposites. The provincial has no mind of his own; he does not trust what his eyes see until he has heard what the metropolis – towards which his eyes are turned – has to say on any subject. This runs through all activities. The parochial mentality on the other hand […]
Read More
Provincialism in James Wood
by
Seth Wieck | September 5, 2021
Speaking of Fluellen in Shakespeare’s Henry V “…There is something piquant about a man who is at once an omnivorous roamer of the world’s knowledge and literatures, and at the same time a little Welsh provincial. His monologue on how Monmouth resembles the classical city of Macedon is both funny and moving. I tell you, […]
Read More