Oooh, very pretty book, Heather.
We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know...insane.
Willow ,'Showtime'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Sean K - Jul 03, 2004 2:48:11 pm PDT #4511 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jen - Jul 03, 2004 2:55:09 pm PDT #4512 of 10002
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
Elizabeth Bishop is the motherfucking man (I'm fairly sure Jen will back me up on this)
Hells yes.
Then again, I'd back you up if you were walking backwards into a fire, because I dig you like that.
But I really do like Elizabeth Bishop quite a lot.
Speaking of poetry, I swear the recommendations list is coming up. Fair warning that it will be strongly skewed towards 20th century Americans and Canadians.
msbelle - Jul 03, 2004 3:20:38 pm PDT #4513 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Two things:
On AMAZON, you can remove purchased gift books from affecting your recommendations. And I started getting good recommendations after I rated several books I own and marked all recs that I already owned as such.
I made an earlier post that linked to the Great Books Project of the Great Books Foundations and they list several different lists that have been compiled of "canon". I think Alice Walker - The Color Purple is on there, but I am not sure. If you google Great Books Foundation you can find all the info.
And when people say they think something already is canon, are they referring to an actual list like that or somthing more abstract?
Gus - Jul 03, 2004 3:35:04 pm PDT #4514 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Apropos of stuff that went down a long time ago …
It becomes clear to me why I don't want to analyze literature. It is like knowing details about an actor or actresses' life. It does nothing to improve my appreciation of Buffy To know that Alyson and Alex were hooked up in real life. Digging into the thought processes of an author? Same deal.
What is on the page/screen is the real deal.
Taxonomy of literature? More of the same deal. I suspect that people who actually commit literature are entirely unaware of the distinctions, having more to do in their lives related to defeating that blinking cursor standing between them and what they need to say.
Connie Neil - Jul 03, 2004 3:36:40 pm PDT #4515 of 10002
brillig
Heather, that book is gorgeous. Is that a slipcase it's in? What edition is it? I suspect that may be worth a few kopins.
Jen - Jul 03, 2004 3:39:35 pm PDT #4516 of 10002
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
What is on the page/screen is the real deal.
Gus, you are such a New Critic. Cleanth Brooks would be so proud!
Daisy Jane - Jul 03, 2004 3:40:08 pm PDT #4517 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
My book is not 1893. It is 1887. I have a book that is 117 years old. I'm boggled.
Typo Boy - Jul 03, 2004 3:40:26 pm PDT #4518 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hmm - I think stuff outside of "what's on the page" can greatly increase your enjoyment. In fact it does - and not just of written work. Think about how much your enjoyment of firefly was enhanced by familiarity with Western and Science Fiction tropes and tell me me that only "what was on the screen" counted. Not that you couldn't enjoy Firefly without that information - but it really gave you access to whole layers of fun that would not have been there otherwise.
Consuela - Jul 03, 2004 3:41:42 pm PDT #4519 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It becomes clear to me why I don't want to analyze literature. It is like knowing details about an actor or actresses' life. It does nothing to improve my appreciation of Buffy To know that Alyson and Alex were hooked up in real life. Digging into the thought processes of an author? Same deal.
Yeah, but that's not necessarily required in discussing literature. You can spend a lot of time talking about a text without once mentioning the author's life or her relationship with her mother.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2004 3:42:31 pm PDT #4520 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My book is not 1893. It is 1887. I have a book that is 117 years old. I'm boggled.
Ye gods. And I care so much that my copy of Wuthering Heights is 55 years old.