Classical Reverie

Category: Fiction

  • Double Indemnity

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    “Dear Keyes, I suppose you’ll call this a confession when you hear it… Well, I don’t like the word confession, I just want to set you right about something you couldn’t see because it was smack up against your nose.” Released in 1944 and directed by Billy Wilder, “Double Indemnity” contemplates the idea of the…

  • The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

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    “How beautiful it is and how easily it can be broken.” – stage directions by Tennessee Williams (p. xxi)  Written by Tennessee Williams in 1944, The Glass Menagerie tells the story of the three people who comprise a small family in St. Louis, Missouri. Through the lens and memory of Tom Wingfield, the adult son,…

  • The Crucible by Arthur Miller

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    “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” – John Proctor…

  •   The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

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    ““He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.” – Virginia from the Canterville Ghost Synopsis and Recommendation Written by Oscar Wilde in 1887, “The Canterville Ghost” is absolutely perfect for an autumn night in preparation for or on Halloween. Aligned with Wilde’s signature style of…

  •   An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

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    “It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love” – Lord Goring from An Ideal Husband Synopsis and Recommendation Written by Oscar Wilde in 1899, The Ideal Husband weaves a tale that delves into…