tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7156468423333629345..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Dear reader, creature improvised by God, a poor creation shaped out of poor clay, my fellow and my brother - satirical Eça de QueirósAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-8574263298733024882011-10-27T07:40:04.560-05:002011-10-27T07:40:04.560-05:00I'm on a chapter in Father Amaro that is more ...I'm on a chapter in <i>Father Amaro</i> that is more brutally anti-clerical than anything I have read in French literature (although not, I am certain, than anything that <i>exists</i> in French literature). It is fascinating.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-52192404021967815902011-10-27T02:03:06.791-05:002011-10-27T02:03:06.791-05:00"Voltairish"? You got me there. I'll..."Voltairish"? You got me there. I'll look for it. <br />I'm interested in The Crime of Father Amaro too<br />EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-47463899860788826342011-10-26T22:53:49.950-05:002011-10-26T22:53:49.950-05:00Who's the orientalist, me or E de Q? Guilty ei...Who's the orientalist, me or E de Q? Guilty either way.<br /><br />I'll put up something about "Jose Matias" tomorrow, maybe - that is a good one. A clean central idea.<br /><br />That specificity is the part of the aesthetic I understand well - the path from Flaubert to Proust to Nabokov etc. E de Q is not as strong on ideas, to pick a part of literature I do not understand, as, say, Proust. In general, he is strong on character and details, light on ideas. Thus, my sympathy!<br /><br /><i>Ramires</i> - I am just a chapter in, myself - is almost incomprehensibly thick with <i>Portuguese stuff</i> but is just as Scott describes it. Can it stay this good?Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-55378394820643790772011-10-26T22:18:55.053-05:002011-10-26T22:18:55.053-05:00Are you sure you're not being subsidized by th...Are you sure you're not being subsidized by the Eça de Queirós estate to pump up his book sales? Because these works sure all sound interesting, elaborate toothpick-holder descriptions or not. "Absurd imaginative specificity" seems to be one of EdQ's most pleasing trademark trademarks.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-89033963894632784442011-10-26T15:46:32.574-05:002011-10-26T15:46:32.574-05:00That does sound like Voltaire. I should look into ...That does sound like Voltaire. I should look into EdQ's stories, then. <i>Illustrious House of Ramires</i> is hi-sterical so far. Chapter One ends with a brilliant passage about attempting to write despite having no inspiration. There's also some good stuff about plagiarism, historical source materials and the life of a landlord.<br /><br />~scott baileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-68655830620118437672011-10-26T13:15:52.992-05:002011-10-26T13:15:52.992-05:00An orientalist, eh?
It says in my Books Read that...An orientalist, eh?<br /><br />It says in my Books Read that I enjoyed José Matias most - but I don't remember the slightest thing about it now.obookihttp://www.mjiles.com/obookispage/noreply@blogger.com