I have only read the first two chapters of The Aspern Papers, but so far I am enjoy the deviousness of the story teller. I remember reading somewhere, I think...
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blueeyesmeg
Dec 4, 2007 9:48 pm
Hi all, A few corrections to my last post. Firstly, my typo error Bryon, of course should be Byron, and the second one I obtained from the web. Miss Tina/...
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Renee
r_mouilso
Dec 4, 2007 11:22 pm
Forgive me for falling behind.I should have the book in a week or so & will be able to comment at some point. Renee...
9936
ksagun13
Dec 5, 2007 3:04 pm
I'm also a little behind, but now that my classes are finished I can catch up on my fun reading. My copy is waiting for me at the library, I should be able to...
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David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 6, 2007 7:33 am
I have just read some 60 pages of the Papers and I had completely forgotten that I read it some years ago. I love Henry James' slow and measured pace which is...
9938
blueeyesmeg
Dec 6, 2007 8:33 am
Hi David, I didn't identify with the characters, but because of James' inviting writing he kept my interest in the story as to what their outcome would be. The...
9939
ksagun13
Dec 6, 2007 1:37 pm
David, I know what you mean about Emma. I think many people feel the same way (someone in another book group recently mentioned throwing the book under the...
9940
David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 8, 2007 5:01 am
SPOILER In truth this is a fairly slight Henry James, characterized by a slow, measured development of a small cast of characters, who play out their little...
9941
Frank T
xtontox
Dec 13, 2007 9:27 am
I have decided to start a new group to replace this one. This will allow us to get new members and also to use the features that come with Yahoo Groups....
9942
David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 13, 2007 10:59 pm
Frank, I will be very happy to join you at the new group. Could I humbly suggest that at the outset a few definitions might be in order. Possibly others may...
9943
Michael Parker
mparker_46
Dec 13, 2007 11:29 pm
... If this is actually going to be a group that reads classic literature, perhaps it would be best to define that a cut-off date right at the start. I vote...
9944
David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 14, 2007 5:16 am
This question of "what is a 'classic'" has bugged this group on many occasions and I really do think needs settling. Mike's suggestion of a cut–off date is...
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Michael Parker
mparker_46
Dec 14, 2007 5:28 am
... It is a very important date in the history of music and needs to be observed. However, if we do settle something, let's agree that classic means it has...
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David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 14, 2007 6:52 am
OK I'll bite. Why is 1959 a very important date in the history of music ? David ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Michael Parker
mparker_46
Dec 14, 2007 7:46 am
... Really? You don't remember? It's the day the music died ... A long, long time ago... I can still remember How that music used to make me smile. And I knew...
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David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 14, 2007 10:13 am
Oh. David...
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ksagun13
Dec 14, 2007 3:38 pm
It may be the day the music died, but what does this has to do with classic literature? I fail to see the connection. I think Frank should make the decision,...
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hecon_99
Dec 17, 2007 7:19 pm
I found this an involving tale, well told. I will leave a spoiler space. The main character seems indecisive in the face of a moral dilemma—how far will he...
9951
David Christie
dgsc12000
Dec 18, 2007 2:50 am
OK. Is there a new group? Is there a book for January? David...
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Frank T
xtontox
Dec 19, 2007 9:19 am
... Yes, there is a new group. Come join us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crgII/ I am taking nominations for january's book there. FrankT...
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Michael Parker
mparker_46
Jan 25, 2008 8:52 pm
January 27, 2008 Il Miglior Fabbro By CHARLES McGRATH EZRA POUND: POET A Portrait of the Man and His Work. Volume I: The Young Genius, 1885-1920. By A. David...
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David Christie
dgsc12000
Jan 25, 2008 10:24 pm
Michael, I found your essay on Pound very interesting indeed. Until now I have never had the slightest interest in poetry – the change was effected by a...
9955
Rufus
dgsc12000
Apr 6, 2008 10:46 pm
Alice is a complex, multi–layered work and I imagine that a psychotherapist would have a ball with the imagery. Leslie of course is quite right in that drug...
9956
Rufus
dgsc12000
Apr 6, 2008 11:29 pm
Apropos my last mail. It occurred to me that an explanatory footnote might be helpful to our North American colleagues. Real Madrid is a European football team...
9957
Frank T
xtontox
Apr 7, 2008 8:50 am
Rufus, I enjoyed your last two posts, but they were sent to the old group which is no longer active. I would appreciate it if you would repost them to crgII. ...
9958
Renee
r_mouilso
Dec 5, 2008 12:17 am
A few years ago our group read the Leopard. Just recently I viewed an older Italian film based on the book starring Burt Lancaster as the Leopard. He spoke...
9959
gndoor
May 10, 2009 7:04 pm
I was an active member YEARS ago and really enjoyed it. Life got crazy busy and I've been MIA . . . I just joined another Yahoo group today and thought I...
9960
Renee
r_mouilso
May 11, 2009 10:24 am
We are here--not dead yet. Some books inspire more discussion than others.Last month our read was challenging & only a few people posted & read the book. this...
9961
hotknotman
May 12, 2009 4:16 am
I'm another of the original members, but I've gone back to college and have no time to read anything that isn't assigned. I graduate next year. (it will have...
9962
Frank T
xtontox
May 22, 2009 9:13 am
We are not dead! We have moved to a group called crgII. This allowed us to add new members and use the other functions of yahoo groups. Come join us there. ...
