The Hours | Darlene E. Erickson

In the following review-essay, Erickson explores how Cunningham illustrates "the role that the body plays in the world of the mind, personality, and human action" in The Hours.

Darlene E. Erickson

In the following review-essay, Erickson explores how Cunningham illustrates "the role that the body plays in the world of the mind, personality, and human action" in The Hours.

Julianne Moore as Laura Brown in the 2002 film version of The Hours © Paramount/Miramax/The Kobal Collection/Coote, Clive

George Orwell probably had it right in "Politics and the English Language": our civilization is decadent, and our language shares in the...

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