tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2367365379091848277..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Longfellow and the poetics of bird defense in America - the ceaseless fusillade of terrorAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13300490342106935422012-09-12T13:35:41.952-05:002012-09-12T13:35:41.952-05:00Yeah, the canker worms are good. It's the mix...Yeah, the canker worms are good. It's the mix of the oddball fantasy story with this kind of genuine little bit of nature observation that makes the poem work surprisingly well. And that the ladies don't scream or freak out but just emit "a little cry" - I see Longfellow's wife or daughters out for a walk.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-69135180602986570922012-09-12T11:12:26.285-05:002012-09-12T11:12:26.285-05:00Oh how you made me laugh! The canker-worms droppin...Oh how you made me laugh! The canker-worms dropping down from the trees is marvelous. the eco-critics are definitely missing out on this one.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-65180931328684003022012-09-12T08:14:58.732-05:002012-09-12T08:14:58.732-05:00Rob, that's a good point - I, too, rarely find...Rob, that's a good point - I, too, rarely find him boring. I could test the point by trying to read <i>Christus</i>, but you're right, boring is not Longfellow's problem. He's not Wordsworth.<br /><br />Tonight I plan to write about <i>The New England Tragedies</i> which are positively thrilling.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-55392565307110334032012-09-12T07:01:40.910-05:002012-09-12T07:01:40.910-05:00I love Longfellow, and hardly ever find him boring...I love Longfellow, and hardly ever find him boring.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91622688343820304852012-09-12T04:34:15.646-05:002012-09-12T04:34:15.646-05:00"The very Saint Bartholomew of Birds!"
..."The very Saint Bartholomew of Birds!"<br /><br />Ha ha!LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57796031944095305342012-09-11T23:01:01.112-05:002012-09-11T23:01:01.112-05:00Oh, you know, scarecrows, I guess. Twigs with lim...Oh, you know, scarecrows, I guess. Twigs with lime. Nets of various sorts.<br /><br />The citizens of Killingworth seem as much as anything irritated by the confidence of the birds. No, there is also fear. E.g., the birds of passage "with outlandish noise \ Of oaths and gibberish frightening boys and girls."<br /><br />Outlandish Noise of Oaths and Gibberish would be a good name for a book blog.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26271449889363007942012-09-11T22:20:52.816-05:002012-09-11T22:20:52.816-05:00Wonder what "bird defense" is, because I...Wonder what "bird defense" is, because I'm thinking of the somewhat remarkable presence of birds as just the sort of reign of terror that was then rained down on these birds above (oh god, forgive the pun!). <em>The Plague of Doves</em>, scenes from Little House somewhere or other, and of course "The Birds" itself. And I've had plenty of nasty vultures in my reading lately as well. I never really thought how afraid we were of these things that swoop down from the sky.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.com