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Introduction:

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Current: Danbury, CT, United States
Welcome! A few years ago, I discovered an application that artists employ in their works to bring cultural awareness to their audiences. Having discerned this semiotic theory that applies to literature, music, art, film, and the media, I have devoted the blog,Theory of Iconic Realism to explore this theory. The link to the publisher of my book is below. If you or your university would like a copy of this book for your library or if you would like to review it for a scholarly journal, please contact the Edwin Mellen Press at the link listed below. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Announcements

I will present or have presented research on Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan) or my semiotic theory of iconic realism at the following location(s):

2023-2025: I will be researching and writing my third book on iconic realism.

April 2022: American Conference for Irish Studies, virtual event: (This paper did not discuss Sydney Owenson.) "It’s in the Air: James Joyce’s Demonstration of Cognitive Dissonance through Iconic Realism in His Novel, Ulysses"

October, 2021: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT: "Sydney Owenson’s use of sociolinguistics and iconic realism to defend marginalized communities in 19th century Ireland"

March, 2021: Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina: "Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan): A Nineteenth Century Advocate for Positive Change through Creative Vision"

October, 2019: Elms College, Chicopee, Massachusetts: "A Declaration of Independence: Dissolving Sociolinguistic Borders in the Literature of Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan)"

11 January, 2025

A Quote by William Blake and Some Thoughts

I took this photo as I was leaving Galway Beach, Ireland.

“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower 
Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” 
~ William Blake

Whenever I traveled the Irish west coast,
listening to the waves lap up on shore,
my mind would wonder: 
"Just across that ocean 
is the east coast of the United States." 

Then, along the beach at Cape Cod, 
I search the ocean's horizon 
and wonder: "Who is looking across this sea
and possibly looking right at me?"
The blue-gray waters ebb and flow
releasing dreams endlessly.

© Jeanne I. Lakatos






3 comments:

  1. get about don't yu!
    you and your icons!

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  2. great pic , lovely clouds, good words too!

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  3. These beautiful lines from Blake really touched me today! After spending 4 days in Galway, I had discovered the beach just as I was leaving that beautiful city to drive to Sligo... It was gorgeous!

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