tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2842746257812779867..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Thus he stabs ‘em; there, they lie. - Robert Graves in 1921Amateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-61077119704414889642017-04-13T13:33:42.561-05:002017-04-13T13:33:42.561-05:00It's the poem that does everything. I did not...It's the poem that does everything. I did not understand the Victoriana side of it either.<br /><br />I thought about mentioning "Saul of Tarsus," another good one.<br /><br />I will be disappointed when I run out of public domain Graves. Just one more book, I think.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-23474354805396017972017-04-13T12:41:56.967-05:002017-04-13T12:41:56.967-05:00"The Coronation Murder" is a weird poem,..."The Coronation Murder" is a weird poem, part Old Testament story, part "Hamlet," and something about English Imperial rule in Australia that I don't understand. I think Graves was maybe going after a Robert Browning sort of thing, and not quite making it. The parrot is good, though.<br /><br />"Saul of Tarsus" is a good little nursery rhyme.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.com