Jayaprakash Satyamurthy
Knivesout no more
I'm continuing to read Stanford's The Ulysses Theme, which has now moved on to an overview of Ulysses' slow shift to a more or less loathed figure symbolising deceit and cowardice in the post-Periclean era.
Also dipping into Penguin's volume of Victorian Poetry , an interesting anthology that makes the case that Eliot & co.'s dismissal of many of the stalwarts of the era obscures a clear picture of the poetical achievements of the time, while the editor's own assessment does exclude the more sentimental and conventional material that was produced. A good chance to revisit old favourites like 'Dover Beach' and make some new discoveries and re-discoveries, both minor and major.
Also dipping into Penguin's volume of Victorian Poetry , an interesting anthology that makes the case that Eliot & co.'s dismissal of many of the stalwarts of the era obscures a clear picture of the poetical achievements of the time, while the editor's own assessment does exclude the more sentimental and conventional material that was produced. A good chance to revisit old favourites like 'Dover Beach' and make some new discoveries and re-discoveries, both minor and major.