Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

Spurgeoning

Posted on March 18, 2013 by henry tapper

This morning the river spurgeoned under Windsor bridge. “Spurgeoning is” a word created by Anthony Burgess to describe the motion of a fast flowing river as it eddies after passing a fixed impediment (such as Windsor or Stratford bridge). Watching the … Continue reading →

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Lear- third age monarch- fourth age fool?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by henry tapper

That Debora Price talk really got to me. Gone my cosy vision of a comfy third age, supplanted by nightmare dotage and dementia. The last time I really confronted the issue of growing really old was when I was involved in … Continue reading →

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