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Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 4th, 2006, 11:18 am
by The Bigsleep J

Lucien

PostPosted: January 4th, 2006, 7:10 pm
by Tuirgin

A few rambling throughts on Chap1

PostPosted: January 4th, 2006, 8:45 pm
by Tuirgin

Something Fishy About Long Island

PostPosted: January 5th, 2006, 6:42 am
by Kanakaberaka

Re: A few rambling throughts on Chap1

PostPosted: January 5th, 2006, 7:56 am
by The Bigsleep J

Re: Something Fishy About Long Island

PostPosted: January 5th, 2006, 8:19 am
by The Bigsleep J

re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 5th, 2006, 5:31 pm
by Tuirgin
It's been years since I've read any Whitman. But if memory serves me well, he's a rather affirming writer.

I've got Leaves of Grass... it's a shame I haven't touched it in over 10 years.

Here's the Academy of American Poets (which isn't just Am. poets) page on Whitman:

Re: Something Fishy About Long Island

PostPosted: January 5th, 2006, 8:55 pm
by Sven

re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 6th, 2006, 4:25 am
by Robert
Concering the first chapter, it seems that Chesterton really manages to set the stage for 'good' 'sound' ideas vs. the 'bad' unrealistic' ideas. How he goes into painstaking detail describing Gregory, but Syme is more of a transparent figure. A regular Joe. It would almost appear as though he were arguing, albeit ina subtle manner, that Syme's thoughts are so common sensical they are shared by, perhaps not the majority, but at leas the down to earth persons in the world. Everyone knows that revolutions are revoltuing in and of themselves. They are not to be an end without serious qualification.

One is drawn immediately into the story in virtue of the extreme contrast in views. One characterized as being the cuase of this extremeness, the other, commonplace and so obvious and almost simple in its profundity. I love it! I love it! All books should begin like this one. The language, like drinking exquisite wine...the whimsical commentary and short quips, utterly delightful...wow! (although I have it read it several times before).

Re: re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 6th, 2006, 1:22 pm
by The Bigsleep J

re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 6th, 2006, 1:26 pm
by The Bigsleep J

re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 6th, 2006, 4:05 pm
by pwtucker

Giddy Yup!

PostPosted: January 7th, 2006, 6:43 am
by Kanakaberaka

Re: re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 7th, 2006, 1:49 pm
by Robert

re: Inscribed Poem and Chapter One

PostPosted: January 8th, 2006, 7:16 pm
by Boyd Britton