tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post6994887506250879892..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Eliza, my dear - The Raven!Amateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-90583279413831790252009-02-27T09:25:00.000-06:002009-02-27T09:25:00.000-06:00It really is a great book, good enough that I can ...It really is a great book, good enough that I can imagine a reader who isn't that interested in the subject becoming interested in Poe, etc. I can also imagine a reader saying "Who are these people?" and giving up.<BR/><BR/>Have you read any of Mathews' books? <I>Big Abel and Little Manhattan</I> is, says Miller, "incidentally a canvass of New York eating places." That, I would enjoy.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-10799784746495868962009-02-27T07:32:00.000-06:002009-02-27T07:32:00.000-06:00Thanks for the link to Myers's blog post - it was ...Thanks for the link to Myers's blog post - it was great!<BR/><BR/>I found "The Raven and the Whale" fascinating, not to mention essential in my understanding Poe. My specialties are on Poe's battles with Longfellow and Griswold which, out of context, make no sense at all. Now, however, seeing the literary world of New York as a battleground allows it to make sense. And I love Duyckinck and Mathews!<BR/><BR/>"What's this? Mssrs. Mathews and Poe!<BR/>You mustn't fling mud-balls at Longfellow so!"<BR/>(From "A Fable for Critics" by James Russell Lowell)Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.com