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Wanting to Slap a Fool - A Look at Two Werthers
A look at Goethe's novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and Jules Massenet's opera adaptation "Werther." I take a look at the adaptational changes in general and the Opera Orlando 2025 production in specific.
Matt Juliano
Apr 3022 min read
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A Return to the Black Hills - "The White Buffalo" (novel)
I dive into Richard Sale's novel "The White Buffalo" and revisit the 1977 film adaptation. Spoilers: It's a pretty good book.
Matt Juliano
Jan 2443 min read
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If Looking Liking Move - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
A look at Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I have mixed feelings on this one...
Matt Juliano
Oct 23, 202430 min read
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Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth
Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth. An in depth look at four Macbeth films
Matt Juliano
Sep 24, 202458 min read
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Wonder Woman: A Deep Dive into Her Character and Her Comics
A deep dive into one of my favorite comic book heroes: Wonder Woman. A close look at this kind of overlooked icon, her character, her meani
Matt Juliano
Jul 21, 202439 min read
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No muckle on the spule-bane - "The Bride of Lammermoor"
A look at Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" and some comparisons with the opera it inspired "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Matt Juliano
Jun 25, 202418 min read
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Moby Dick: Tokyo Drift - The 2017 Graphic Novel
Part 3 of my series on Moby Dick and its adaptations, looking at Christophe Chaboute's 2017 graphic novel.
Matt Juliano
Apr 23, 202410 min read
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A Dip into the "Language" of Comics
A dive into the medium specific techniques and "language" of comic books.
Matt Juliano
Mar 25, 202422 min read
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Waiting for a Denouement - "Anna Karenina"
A dive into Leo Tolstoy's 1878 masterpiece "Anna Karenina."
Matt Juliano
Feb 27, 202413 min read
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William Wordsworth: Education of a Prophet* (Flashback)
Flashback to a college essay I wrote circa 2000 about William Wordsworth's "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey"
Matt Juliano
Jan 11, 20247 min read
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"Moby Dick" - Pelagic Horror and Nihilism
Part 1 of a series on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick," looking at style, structure, and the themes of proto-cosmic horror and nihilism.
Matt Juliano
Jan 7, 202417 min read
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A Year of Dracula, Part 1 - The Novel (+ Ballet)
Part 1 of a look at Dracula in media, starting with Bram Stoker's 1897 novel and Michael Pink's 1996 ballet.
Matt Juliano
Dec 17, 202314 min read
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R.F. Kuang, Criticism, and Metatext - Part 2 - "Babel" and "Yellowface"
The second in a two-part look at R.F. Kuang's novels Babel and Yellowface and the ways they reflect on each other.
Matt Juliano
Nov 18, 202318 min read
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R.F. Kuang, Criticism, and Metatext - Part 1 - "Babel" and "Yellowface"
The first in a two-part look at R.F. Kuang's novels Babel and Yellowface and the ways they reflect on each other.
Matt Juliano
Nov 17, 202313 min read
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Book Roundup - 2019
A look back at some of the best books I read in 2019.
Matt Juliano
Dec 10, 201913 min read
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