tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post4479839620290032172..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Let the paper remain on the desk unwritten, and the book on the shelf unopened! - not writing about Walt Whitman and Gottfried KellerAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-45817287892067115522011-09-16T13:21:00.770-05:002011-09-16T13:21:00.770-05:00Oh yeah, Zola idolized Flaubert in his own kill-yo...Oh yeah, Zola idolized Flaubert in his own kill-your-father way. That was real praise. <i>The Maias</i> is an extraordinary response to or descendant of Flaubert. More like <i>A Sentimental Education</i> than <i>Bovary</i>.<br /><br />I think <i>Cousin Basilio</i> will be next. I am beginning to wonder where to stop - I mean, what's the 2nd tier? With all of those posthumous works, Eça de Queirós is a challenge to map out.<br /><br />I actually think you would like "Schach von Wuthenow" \ "The man of Honor" way more than <i>Effi Briest</i>. It's much more like Eça de Queirós than like Flaubert!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-27675925667444420742011-09-16T03:20:36.142-05:002011-09-16T03:20:36.142-05:00In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Effi Bri...In fact, I'd go so far as to say that <em>Effi Briest</em> is the most boring book I've managed to get to the end of in the last 2 years. (Though I've only ever managed to get about 50 pages into Madame Bovary).<br /><br />Talking of Bovary-clones, Eca de Queiroz wrote a marvellous one called Cousin Bazilio. Unlike EB, marvellously entertaining. When Zola claimed he was "better than Flaubert", I don't think he was trying to damn him with faint praise.obookihttp://www.mjiles.com/obookispage/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-72768148013458425762011-09-15T21:00:45.388-05:002011-09-15T21:00:45.388-05:00"Kleider machen Leute" was certainly as ..."Kleider machen Leute" was certainly as good as the other good Keller stories, so there's one sure thing in the second half of <i>Seldwyla</i>.<br /><br />obooki is more of an <i>Effi Briest</i> skeptic than I am. He might prefer the more demonstrative "Schach von Wuthenow."Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-29305408569916735802011-09-15T20:32:55.491-05:002011-09-15T20:32:55.491-05:00I'm planning to get on withe the second half o...I'm planning to get on withe the second half of the Seldwyla stories at some point...<br /><br />... but 'Effi Briest' is calling me much more loudly at the moment. As always, too many books..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-82699429322484804432011-09-15T15:34:47.714-05:002011-09-15T15:34:47.714-05:00From now, on the appearance of Chekhov on the blog...From now, on the appearance of Chekhov on the blog means something else fizzled.<br /><br />The Portuguese kickoff is on Tuesday. It <i>is</i> exciting!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-86617354840820145752011-09-15T13:13:26.155-05:002011-09-15T13:13:26.155-05:00It's true. Each time I see another Chekhov pos...It's true. Each time I see another Chekhov post, I become a little more dispirited. When are you going to get on to Eca de Queiroz?<br /><br />*jumps up and down*obookihttp://www.mjiles.com/obookispage/noreply@blogger.com