tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8103316615568793345..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Dostoevsky's creative methodAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36814794393707888402013-10-25T11:17:39.591-05:002013-10-25T11:17:39.591-05:00Oh, it was. Late James is written in a cleaned up...Oh, it was. Late James is written in a cleaned up version of how late James spoke. See the time <a href="http://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2012/03/ink-ink-ink-pots-yes-yes-yes-henry.html" rel="nofollow">the future Virginia Woolf met James</a>.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-66388710608763102692013-10-25T11:12:33.515-05:002013-10-25T11:12:33.515-05:00Fascinating about how D composed his books. I know...Fascinating about how D composed his books. I know Henry James eventually took to dictating his books because of hand problems but I don't have the impression he improvised anything. Though I suspect his penchant for long sentences might be a result of dictation.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-89957334511696073902013-10-24T08:22:50.596-05:002013-10-24T08:22:50.596-05:00Dostoevsky developed this method under the pressur...Dostoevsky developed this method under the pressures of poverty and deadlines, but once he was comfortable he kept it. That he composed <i>Karamazov</i> this way is stunning. Close to impossible.<br /><br />I love the way jazz fans are on a first name basis with the musicians. Miles, Dizzy, Prez, Ella. I fall into it, too. Opera and orchestral fans are not so casual.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-87871655937725070322013-10-24T03:52:13.561-05:002013-10-24T03:52:13.561-05:00A remarkable insight, and an extraordinary way to ...A remarkable insight, and an extraordinary way to produce such huge and complex works.<br /><br />Am let down about Parker, though.leroyhunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-66596255268386785632013-10-22T23:19:39.712-05:002013-10-22T23:19:39.712-05:00Not that any of this will stop me from complaining...Not that any of this will stop me from complaining about D.'s klutziness.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com