I love how well you can project the content of a narrative—even one that doesn’t exist—by simply seeing a list of the dramatis personæ. I also love that I just got to use the letter æ in a blog post. Actually, technically, it’s a ligature—known sometimes by its traditional English name, ash.
“Characters for an Epic Tale,” limited edition print, by Tom Gauld, buenaventura press, 17 November 2009 :: via Boing Boing
Nov 30, 2009, updated Mar 31, 2025