Biblionaut is my father's word - let me get that in up front - though he's been gracious enough to let me borrow it. Never mind that he created this particular neologism under a bit of duress - as I considered possible titles for this blog, his creation kept floating to the top. Finally I just called him and took it out on intellectual loan.
I think it's apt though. The Biblionaut - the book sailor, or book traveler; except for my purposes here, I'd like to expand the definition to include film and music and art. And it is while traveling through these different mediums that, at times, I'm impressed with certain connections to other works, either directly implied by the text I'm reading, or suggested as my mind wanders down other tangents only indirectly related. Oftentimes I'd like to examine these connections, to talk about them, but unfortunately, sometimes the opportunity for conversation is limited. And so - the origin of this blog. Contribution and conversation welcome.
About Me
- The Biblionaut
- I think it would be fair to say that I've spent much of my life sailing through the worlds of books and film, and I'd like to consider this a spillway, if you will, of random notes and ideas about how literature and art connect with reality. I don't believe there are absolutes in this arena, only occasional insights and observations that add zest to my life. With that in mind, I find it terrifically interesting to pursue these connections between art and life, and to speculate about how they are linked. To carry on the metaphor of the biblionaut, it seem as though each discovery - each new land, as it were - reveals new patterns of interconnectivity, new bonds, and subtly alters others. And in this way, the journey, thankfully, never ends.
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