tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post1646070420034413327..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs” - some jolly bits of Richard IIAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-68552628060380739092021-02-25T23:09:52.722-06:002021-02-25T23:09:52.722-06:00Oh yeah, Shakespeare looted Ovid. Golding's, ...Oh yeah, Shakespeare looted Ovid. Golding's, I guess.<br /><br />I remember quite a lot from college, or at least feel that I do.<br /><br /><i>Call It Sleep</i>, what a book, what a book!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-82933868032630338332021-02-25T21:44:42.555-06:002021-02-25T21:44:42.555-06:00Good to see you back blogging. Looking Forward to...Good to see you back blogging. Looking Forward to your thoughts upon Call it Sleep.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26831518353953311832021-02-25T19:31:59.203-06:002021-02-25T19:31:59.203-06:00Good to see you back, as well. Trying hard to do t...Good to see you back, as well. Trying hard to do the same.<br /><br />The divine right of kings seem to have morphed into other sorts of outlooks right now, but I'll end it at that.<br /><br />Love Scott's mention of Ovid. Seems to be a major influence that I love to look for in S's plays.<br /><br />Professor's comments? You remember those days? You're a better man than me. Although I have signed up for local college classes. Anyone reading this...be kind to the old guy in the back of the classroom.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-82728658105751099642021-02-25T10:37:34.161-06:002021-02-25T10:37:34.161-06:00Your chronological move through Russian literature...Your chronological move through Russian literature has been of great interest.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14133330919789617472021-02-25T07:23:42.906-06:002021-02-25T07:23:42.906-06:00Same here, and welcome back.Same here, and welcome back.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-83368540900825924122021-02-24T11:36:59.202-06:002021-02-24T11:36:59.202-06:00Thanks!
"Chronological in order of compositi...Thanks!<br /><br />"Chronological in order of composition" is more or less my recommendation for all of literature, if the reader can stand to do it. I have sure learned a lot that way.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-16863498015983716282021-02-24T09:52:42.695-06:002021-02-24T09:52:42.695-06:00I’m pleased to see you on the screen again ... the...I’m pleased to see you on the screen again ... the silence has concerned me ... best plan for Shakespeare: chronological in order of composition (to the extent that can be determined) ... some lumps of coal in the plays but enough diamonds to make the mining worthwhile.... enjoy your journey...RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-54452534333978626432021-02-23T23:01:14.311-06:002021-02-23T23:01:14.311-06:00Chronologically, if I understand the chronology, R...Chronologically, if I understand the chronology, <i>Richard II</i> is a real leap in characterization. And Falstaff is coming right up! It seems like something new to me, too.<br /><br />Richard II is an early example of a character who seems to change in part because he overhears his own monologues.<br /><br />High level Shakespeare, yes.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14972489318304653582021-02-23T19:32:37.832-06:002021-02-23T19:32:37.832-06:00One of my favorites. Shakespeare clearly shows his...One of my favorites. Shakespeare clearly shows his debt to Ovid, not just in the references to Phaëton and Icarus, but in Richard's transformation generally. Though Shakespeare goes further than Ovid and changes not just Richard's physical/social self, but also his interior self, which I am going to claim is something new that Shakespeare brought to fiction. The Greek tragic characters remain the same people after tragedy strikes, but Shakespeare's best characters always seem to be remade by the tragedy, and the audience's view of them is also transformed. Maybe that's too broad a claim. I can cheat and limit "best characters" to those who meet this design, I guess.<br /><br />Anyway, good to see you back. We saw an excellent <i>Richard II</i> a few years ago. Richard in the dungeon is a brilliant invention.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-2664550278144844862021-02-23T11:08:10.106-06:002021-02-23T11:08:10.106-06:00Richard II is such a great play. I don't under...Richard II is such a great play. I don't understand why it's not generally included with the highest level of Shakespeares.<br /><br />Nothing profound to day. Just to record I'm glad you're back.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-60303135868574609832021-02-23T09:12:47.263-06:002021-02-23T09:12:47.263-06:00I have always been impressed by the people who wri...I have always been impressed by the people who write for a living and then write more, about their passion, on the internet.<br /><br />As a Thirdian, you would likely enjoy <i>Richard II</i>. He is a great contrast to the next Richard, weak and passive, as in that last passage, alone not just in his cell but in his head.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-21637496307503404112021-02-23T08:57:30.189-06:002021-02-23T08:57:30.189-06:00Glad you are in a writing mood again. I have been ...Glad you are in a writing mood again. I have been finding it similarly hard, despite having nothing to do except sit at the computer and write various things. Perhaps that is actually why blogging feels elusive? It isn't "extra" any more?<br /><br />Richard II is one (of many) I've never read or seen. I really like your final quotation here.Rohan Maitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-1794512943574460782021-02-22T20:34:33.217-06:002021-02-22T20:34:33.217-06:00I have not been in a writin' kind of mood for ...I have not been in a writin' kind of mood for a while.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-82111463093367472382021-02-22T18:50:07.479-06:002021-02-22T18:50:07.479-06:00Glad to see your post, interesting.Glad to see your post, interesting.Rancher510https://www.blogger.com/profile/14343741339887603774noreply@blogger.com