tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2070200154323979521..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Sucked oranges, metaphysical varioloids, hugs in Texas - the wisdom of Ralph Waldo EmersonAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-21807899081627244002013-04-09T23:42:04.641-05:002013-04-09T23:42:04.641-05:00Emerson is unusually American, and many American i...Emerson is unusually American, and many American ideas have some origin in his work. John Dewey's Pragmatism, for example. He unleashed multitudes.<br /><br />I think of Emerson himself as much more of an ironist than an ideologue.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76024727278722571642013-04-09T21:09:46.571-05:002013-04-09T21:09:46.571-05:00Whoops-that should be "logical to judge"...Whoops-that should be "logical to judge".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88150930121683030642013-04-09T21:07:20.890-05:002013-04-09T21:07:20.890-05:00I don't know, Miguel- is it logical judge auth...I don't know, Miguel- is it logical judge authors based on how shallow people have read them? I agree with you about much of Emerson's thinking, but he was extraordinarily critical of himself-see his journals. I doubt that "our modern brand of selfishness" would appeal to him any more than it does to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-43286279923315219412013-04-09T16:03:42.819-05:002013-04-09T16:03:42.819-05:00What a coincidence, I started my morning reading a...What a coincidence, I started my morning reading a small collection of his essays published by Dover, with solid names like "History" and "Self-Reliance." I think the man had some unsavoury ideas about history and a warped sense of individualism that has hatched into our modern brand of selfishness. His prose is extraordinary, nevertheless.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-29836614645234807092013-04-09T15:43:52.188-05:002013-04-09T15:43:52.188-05:00The all-time champion orange-sucker, pace Emerson,...The all-time champion orange-sucker, pace Emerson, is James Boswell. His early journals - no, all of them - chronicle his attempts to meet famous people. And look what resulted - one of the best books ever written. Our tourism has degenerated.<br /><br />Stefanie, I know, I know. Chess! But it is a human impulse, at least for some people. Maybe the computer entertainment is even more insidious - probably so. But it seems to be a matter of degree.<br /><br />Shelley, we now have the advantage, with our colorful, flashy paperbacks, that it should be easier to see if that fellow is reading Horace. He's probably got an easily recognizable Penguin Classics edition.<br />Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-41119303702851983212013-04-09T11:30:42.392-05:002013-04-09T11:30:42.392-05:00As a writer in and of those wildernesses, I would ...As a writer in and of those wildernesses, I would only add that to find a person like that, in such circumstances, is golden.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlstory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-65201319424890197242013-04-09T10:52:27.038-05:002013-04-09T10:52:27.038-05:00Oh you know Emerson makes me smack my lips! The Ha...Oh you know Emerson makes me smack my lips! The Halo 4 and Minecraft substitutions made me laugh especially since we would consider whist and chess the more edifying activities today. Poor Emerson would be horrified. Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-29979112997382550662013-04-09T09:22:41.492-05:002013-04-09T09:22:41.492-05:001000 Bostonians You Must See Before You Die - in y...<i>1000 Bostonians You Must See Before You Die</i> - in your WalMart book section soon. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-90260753221970127642013-04-09T08:49:17.645-05:002013-04-09T08:49:17.645-05:00Even Martial is amusing - some of his work is not ...Even Martial is amusing - some of his work is not for polite company - but the Calderón name-drop was a treat.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-75881133576026050922013-04-08T23:42:47.320-05:002013-04-08T23:42:47.320-05:00Horace and Martial, I get, but a Calderón fan? Wh...Horace and Martial, I get, but a Calderón fan? What a nice surprise!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com