Tyrtaeus:
'People who live in fear are miserable'
'People who live in fear are miserable'
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
In a new review of Much Ado About Corona, Sean Arthur Joyce compares the novel's theme to these words, by the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus:
"[Courage is] mankind’s finest possession [because it] enables us to do the right thing, to face danger, and to enjoy life. People who live in fear are miserable."
Facing danger may not sound too attractive. But enjoying life? Who would turn that down? Indeed, opposing the COVID genocide has made for the most frightening and enjoyable years of my entire life.
For a deep dive into the philosophical undercurrent of my novel, please read Sean's full literary review, Covid-19’s First Great Dystopian Love Story.
—John C. A. Manley
PS Today, I'll be on The Hrvoje Morić Show on Australia's Talk News Radio. You can listen to it streaming live here at 8pm EST (10am Brisbane Time).
John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/
