tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2631309029347657136..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: a higher, unearthly realm of things - "The Artushof," sweet, gentle counterpart to "The Sandman"Amateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64197010563792939382016-02-22T10:45:28.493-06:002016-02-22T10:45:28.493-06:00Compared to most readers, I am more interested in ...Compared to most readers, I am more interested in literary history, so I often follow a trail of books organized accordingly. Goethe to Hoffmann to whomever. Or in this case, English Romanticism leading me back to German Romanticism.<br /><br />"I'm curious" - exactly, that's exactly it. Hey, what is German Romantic literature like? Let's find out.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-25746605367410761362016-02-22T10:16:39.082-06:002016-02-22T10:16:39.082-06:00I have an innocent question (which I've probab...I have an innocent question (which I've probably asked previously in a different way): how do you make your reading selections and decisions? Your range is so impressive and eclectic (yeah, I'm jealous), and I wonder about your choices. I'm curious.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-85484470442329778722016-02-22T08:18:53.938-06:002016-02-22T08:18:53.938-06:00Tomcat Murr is an expanded version of "The Ar...<i>Tomcat Murr</i> is an expanded version of "The Artushof" - I mean the part about the composer, not the part about the tomcat. Except <i>Tomcat Murr</i> ends with a party, which is more typical of Hoffmann. Normality is put on hold until after the party.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-38135779893170028482016-02-22T05:23:48.439-06:002016-02-22T05:23:48.439-06:00I never returned to Hoffmann after reading "T...I never returned to Hoffmann after reading "Tomcat Murr" a few years ago, but that was still one of the most enchanting things I ever read.Miguelnoreply@blogger.com