tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post7038240066223272157..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Some Thoughts about Literary Criticism. The Guard: a Short Movie Review. Elite Eleven on ESPN.Banjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-8164289228051954092011-09-10T09:15:20.133-04:002011-09-10T09:15:20.133-04:00PA, just started one of the Charlie Rose interview...PA, just started one of the Charlie Rose interviews with Harold Bloom. Thank you for the heads-up on that--I'd never have thought to look for a literary scholar on TV, even one as controversial as Bloom has become.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-31557603582367889712011-09-01T17:50:39.774-04:002011-09-01T17:50:39.774-04:00PA, thanks! I will check that out. Should I use h...PA, thanks! I will check that out. Should I use hulu?Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-62588594071660296062011-09-01T10:57:49.918-04:002011-09-01T10:57:49.918-04:00Charlie Rose has two episodes with Harold Bloom.Charlie Rose has two episodes with Harold Bloom.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-9232231519879282232011-09-01T10:09:32.538-04:002011-09-01T10:09:32.538-04:00AH, clearly we're on the same page. I'm st...AH, clearly we're on the same page. I'm still thinking of turning Jean into a post.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-41943755819049515292011-08-31T10:17:22.734-04:002011-08-31T10:17:22.734-04:00Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is one of my favorites. ...Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is one of my favorites. I can't help but be on her side. "For those who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing they like."<br /><br />(Thanks for the Pritchard. You're right, sometimes criticism exceeds the work.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-23171976236703866292011-08-30T12:58:28.713-04:002011-08-30T12:58:28.713-04:00Hannah, no, I'm not giving up, and I've ha...Hannah, no, I'm not giving up, and I've had good luck with Kenyon and Missouri (don't know the other two--will see if they have samples online). You're lucky to have fallen for Stevens at a young age. Except for 'The Snow Man' and 'Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock," I didn't care for him until the last few years. <br /><br />Paula, thanks for remind me of that movie. I never saw it. Another English-language problem flick for me is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I loved it(with Maggie Smith) on screen back in my Anglophile days and apparently had a better ear then, as well. I've tried a couple of times on TV and just could not get through the Scottish brogue. <br /><br />But it's still a great story and idea. About a confrontational meeting with her boss at, say, 10:15, Jean says: "She thinks she can intimidate me by the use of the quarter-hour." <br /><br />I've (too) often said that, given my understanding of Aristotle, she, Gatsby, and King Lear are the only characters who are definitely "tragic" heroes. Maybe I should post that.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-52720252622111461962011-08-29T21:59:27.445-04:002011-08-29T21:59:27.445-04:00I was watching "The Field" today and in ...I was watching "The Field" today and in the midst of it I made the mistake of reading the NY Times review by Canby. It completely ruined the movie for me - he thought its genesis from an original play was all too apparent and I found myself looking at the movie with a far too critical. Ironically, I also thought the Sou'west Irish dialect was truly difficult to follow at times. Critics are critics I have to keep reminding myself.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-19155738027126496722011-08-29T16:09:58.188-04:002011-08-29T16:09:58.188-04:00Stevens is one of my all-time favorites...certainl...Stevens is one of my all-time favorites...certainly in my top 5 favorite poets. <br /><br />Don't give up on the creative stuff! Just make sure to look in the right places (I always have good luck with Kenyon Review, Missouri Review, qarrtsiluni, The Nervous Breakdown).Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-70991252573572016572011-08-29T15:06:09.374-04:002011-08-29T15:06:09.374-04:00RuneE, me too, in literature. But even in hindsigh...RuneE, me too, in literature. But even in hindsight, I think I was instructed to be turgid (but not in those words, of course). Isn't it odd? In the academy, clarity = dullness, it seems. Maybe that's why I enjoy the literati who are NOT dull (to me). <br /><br />PA, might we ask for a turgid fecundity? I'd be interested in your point on Charlie Rose. Some might too old or too dead for Charlie Rose, but maybe not all. <br /><br />Thanks, you two. I realize this is not a sexy topic for most . . .Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-7824655090382909272011-08-29T10:15:47.874-04:002011-08-29T10:15:47.874-04:00I like the word turgid. I also like fecund. Two wo...I like the word turgid. I also like fecund. Two words I'll never find a reason to use in my non-academic life. <br /><br />About the critics you mentioned: bet I can find them in interviews on Charlie Rose.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-14914080054433030902011-08-29T03:18:36.622-04:002011-08-29T03:18:36.622-04:00Oh, well - I'm glad you have not read my thesi...Oh, well - I'm glad you have not read my thesis. It was strictly in the scientific style: Dry, turgid and hopefully, somewhat to the point :-)Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.com