Deleted
Past Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 22:39:52 GMT -5
Hello Forum Friends, I haven't been in the forum much for the last few months because I helped launch a new monthly literary journal named Literary Arts Review Magazine; I've had a couple of parallel careers through the years and one of them is in publishing. All the hard work has paid off and we launched on September 1st! It's an online periodical and the topics we cover are Literature, the Arts, the literary lifestyle, and the philosophy of Beauty. I can tell you that it's very fascinating to work in the magazine field, and as the Managing Editor I'm working with extremely talented writers from around the world. It has articles, poetry, short stories, essays and book reviews, interviews...and a single-panel cartoon on the back page! What it does NOT have is: violence/porn/foul language/politics/social justice issues. And it doesn't insult your intelligence, either. The feedback has been very encouraging! Our website has been around for almost a year: www.literaryartsreview.com/ Anyway, I just wanted to share all this with you; here's the cover of the October 2016 issue, coming out on October 1st --
|
|
|
Post by jen51 on Sept 12, 2016 10:31:03 GMT -5
Congrats, Alex! Looks nice!
|
|
|
Post by RitaMarita on Sept 13, 2016 10:55:07 GMT -5
Impressive! Keep up the good work!!! :-)
|
|
Deleted
Past Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 12:06:34 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your well wishes, everyone!
|
|
|
Post by Graham on Sept 24, 2016 17:33:08 GMT -5
I remember you talking on TD about your idea for a Catholic periodical. I know this isn't exactly what was discussed but obviously the general idea has been on your mind for a while, so huge congratulations are in order for bringing that impetus to fruition.
|
|
Deleted
Past Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 8:24:18 GMT -5
I remember you talking on TD about your idea for a Catholic periodical. I know this isn't exactly what was discussed but obviously the general idea has been on your mind for a while, so huge congratulations are in order for bringing that impetus to fruition. Thanks Graham! After considering the topics of the philosophy of Beauty -- which is by its very nature godly -- and the Arts & Literature, it all just came together. It's so Catholic in tone, without even discussing Theology, etc. The Natural Law is behind everything written, and so it 'rings true' for so many people. And it gets to the heart of why people create things (literature, art). The October cover is a part of the painting "An October Morning" by the Irish Impressionist Walter Frederick Osborne. Isn't his work incredible? Anyway, thank you for your kind words, Graham~
|
|
|
Post by Voxxkowalski on Sept 26, 2016 22:25:40 GMT -5
Alex describe your content...how do we read or see it...how much is asubscription...is it electronic form only or is there an actual magazine to get.
|
|
|
Post by Graham on Sept 27, 2016 9:09:01 GMT -5
Alex describe your content...how do we read or see it...how much is asubscription...is it electronic form only or is there an actual magazine to get. I'll attempt an answer, since I've explored the web page a bit, and also I have some free time and a terminal case of Male Answer Syndrome. No doubt Alex could get more specific. They publish short stories, poems, and book reviews, as well as research articles on the fine arts (prose, poetry, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, and the like), their history, philosophy, and other issues surrounding them. Some of the content in the October issue: A 12 month subscription is $39+tax, individual editions are $4.99+tax. The format is electronic.
|
|
|
Post by Voxxkowalski on Sept 27, 2016 11:19:21 GMT -5
Thank u grahm that was informative.
|
|
Deleted
Past Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 15:16:28 GMT -5
Alex describe your content...how do we read or see it...how much is asubscription...is it electronic form only or is there an actual magazine to get. I'll attempt an answer, since I've explored the web page a bit, and also I have some free time and a terminal case of Male Answer Syndrome. No doubt Alex could get more specific. They publish short stories, poems, and book reviews, as well as research articles on the fine arts (prose, poetry, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, and the like), their history, philosophy, and other issues surrounding them. Some of the content in the October issue: A 12 month subscription is $39+tax, individual editions are $4.99+tax. The format is electronic. Thank you, Graham! I appreciate your bringing this information over to the forum~ I'm not certain if the website is allowed to be posted here, it's www.literaryartsreview.com.
|
|
|
Post by mithrandylan on Sept 27, 2016 16:58:25 GMT -5
Alex,
What are your thoughts about Flannery O'Connor? When I was growing up in a traditional Catholic home, my parents were at least not hostile to her nor do I recall any of their friends being so. As I've "ventured out" into adulthood and encountered the opinions of other Catholics, I've found that there's far more division in opinion about her work than I would have ever suspected. So, if you care to share them (even privately, in case they are not cohesive with your publication's view of her work, in the event that the publication has a view) I am sure I would be edified.
The level to which profane* art is enjoyed by Catholics, and the level at which Catholics can/should/do appreciate the profane arts of Catholic artists has been very top of mind for me over the last year.
*Used in the classical sense, referring simply to "not sacred" rather than colloquially profane.
|
|
|
Post by Voxxkowalski on Sept 27, 2016 22:47:56 GMT -5
I'll attempt an answer, since I've explored the web page a bit, and also I have some free time and a terminal case of Male Answer Syndrome. No doubt Alex could get more specific. They publish short stories, poems, and book reviews, as well as research articles on the fine arts (prose, poetry, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, and the like), their history, philosophy, and other issues surrounding them. Some of the content in the October issue: A 12 month subscription is $39+tax, individual editions are $4.99+tax. The format is electronic. Thank you, Graham! I appreciate your bringing this information over to the forum~ I'm not certain if the website is allowed to be posted here, it's www.literaryartsreview.com. You can say anything you like about your mag within the confines of a discussion...proboards doesnt allow blatent advertisment...but you can discuss things about it...even pricing etc.
|
|
|
Post by Damaged Goods on Sept 29, 2016 8:27:50 GMT -5
The level to which profane* art is enjoyed by Catholics, and the level at which Catholics can/should/do appreciate the profane arts of Catholic artists has been very top of mind for me over the last year. *Used in the classical sense, referring simply to "not sacred" rather than colloquially profane. Sounds like you're basically asking about the extent to which supernatural motives can compel one to be preoccupied with these things (making such activities meritorious rather than merely indifferent). Leaving aside the obvious cases of recreation and immediate duties of state, I would answer that the goal of appreciating "profane" art and literature should be to perfect one's human nature by acquiring a big-picture view of human life and learning to prefer truth to falsehood and beauty to ugliness. The most impressive secular leaders have not been "experts" but literary men with a wide general culture; this goes for Catholics (such as Garcia-Moreno, who spent 16 hours a day absorbed in his studies while preparing to be President of Ecuador) as well as individuals who are rather more problematic from a Catholic perspective (such as Adolf Hitler or America's Founding Fathers). As with all situations where the Church has not laid down precise rules, love of God - including a desire to reject superfluous natural activity - should be our guide and will enlighten us in cases where reason alone falls silent.
|
|
|
Post by mithrandylan on Sept 29, 2016 12:10:51 GMT -5
The level to which profane* art is enjoyed by Catholics, and the level at which Catholics can/should/do appreciate the profane arts of Catholic artists has been very top of mind for me over the last year. *Used in the classical sense, referring simply to "not sacred" rather than colloquially profane. Sounds like you're basically asking about the extent to which supernatural motives can compel one to be preoccupied with these things (making such activities meritorious rather than merely indifferent). Leaving aside the obvious cases of recreation and immediate duties of state, I would answer that the goal of appreciating "profane" art and literature should be to perfect one's human nature by acquiring a big-picture view of human life and learning to prefer truth to falsehood and beauty to ugliness. The most impressive secular leaders have not been "experts" but literary men with a wide general culture; this goes for Catholics (such as Garcia-Moreno, who spent 16 hours a day absorbed in his studies while preparing to be President of Ecuador) as well as individuals who are rather more problematic from a Catholic perspective (such as Adolf Hitler or America's Founding Fathers). As with all situations where the Church has not laid down precise rules, love of God - including a desire to reject superfluous natural activity - should be our guide and will enlighten us in cases where reason alone falls silent. I don't think that this explanation could be much better, and I can't think of anything here I disagree with, at least not in any real lasting sense. My question also extends to artistic form and content, and that was the poignant purpose of my question to Alex. So "level" referring not just to the level of preoccupation in one's own mind, but also the "level" in regard to increasing "levels" or "instances" of godlessness* in a particular work, also considered with regard to the level and quality at which this is drawn to our attention and commented on by the author/artist. In other words, I am considering not only the motives for consuming profane art, but also the form, construction, content, etc. of profane art, and how these elements contribute to the "worthiness" of its consumption on our part. That's why I asked about O'Connor; her stories are quite godless* and moreover, her characters never, or rarely, face Catholic foils. The way she draws attention to themes of truth and beauty is more by excessive privation and satire than by conventional foil. This method might seem subject to abuse, but I don't contend that the mere absence of goodness in a work or "presence of godlessness" would categorize it as meritorious. The level and quality at which this godlessness is drawn to our attention is a key element in judging the merit of the work. If nothing else, the comprehensive quality of the work must, at minimum, leave impressions of dissatisfaction with the state of godlessness, precisely because it is godless. I have much more to say on the matter, and what I've put down here is incomplete. Mainly because these are thoughts that I've not articulated to any great degree before, which means they are time consuming to express precisely and logically. I'd be happy to continue or to respond to concerns, questions, additional thoughts, etc.
*Used literally, without necessary implication: simply, characters, plot devices, settings, which are suffering the noticeable effect(s) of their personal, social, philosophical, etc. godlessness
|
|
|
Post by Graham on Sept 29, 2016 22:01:40 GMT -5
Adolf who?
|
|