Going through the Western cannon. Specifically the Syntopicon and a rejiggering of it.
I've always thought the work was an absolute masterpiece, but utterly inaccessible and the holotype for the word jargon. So, I'm trying to write vignettes of the work, with characters that personify the 'great ideas' in the Syntopicon. Something like Godel, Escher, Bach. Hopefully, this personification will be more accessible and readable than a gigantic listing of page numbers and linking information.
Thus far, yeah, just wrapping my head about the linking documents is tough, but there is a lot of 'meat' on the bones and turning ideas into people is surprisingly fun.
I doubt I'll ever finish the project, but it's a great deep dive into the Western Cannon.
I've always thought the work was an absolute masterpiece, but utterly inaccessible and the holotype for the word jargon. So, I'm trying to write vignettes of the work, with characters that personify the 'great ideas' in the Syntopicon. Something like Godel, Escher, Bach. Hopefully, this personification will be more accessible and readable than a gigantic listing of page numbers and linking information.
Thus far, yeah, just wrapping my head about the linking documents is tough, but there is a lot of 'meat' on the bones and turning ideas into people is surprisingly fun.
I doubt I'll ever finish the project, but it's a great deep dive into the Western Cannon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_Wor...