Francesca has been re-reading the superfantastic play Life Is a Dream by the incomparable 17th-century Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca.
This story thrills and satisfies and provokes thought every time.
It serves as a fascinating precursor (and stylistic counterpoint to) The Matrix, which is one of Francesca’s favorite movies – not (only) for its action and special effects, but because of the existential questions it raises.
Perhaps it is time, too, to recommend Philosophy for Dummies.
Happy reading and thinking!
xoxo