Speaking of poetry, this one really blew me away this morning. c/e The Writer's Almanac for Friday, October 14, 2005 Poem: "Smell and Envy" by Douglas Goetsch...
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Gamblin, Glenn
crimhedd
Oct 14, 2005 1:35 pm
Great stuff. 'The Pleiades/you could probably buy downtown' Glenn G. Gamblin ________________________________ From: johnbarth@yahoogroups.com...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Oct 21, 2005 5:34 pm
http://slate.msn.com/id/2128405/...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Oct 22, 2005 4:52 pm
Old news perhaps by now, but in case you missed it: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/0,24459,the_sot_weed_factor,00.html...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Oct 22, 2005 5:06 pm
And hey, by the way -- do you agree with this choice, or would you have rather voted for, say, 'Giles,' or something else? What's your desert island Barth...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Oct 22, 2005 5:13 pm
"Some, many writers included, are sceptical about the worth of prizes. John Barth, the 1973 National Book Award winner once said, 'A worthwhile literary prize,...
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Cbrady
cathysfiddle@...
Oct 22, 2005 7:02 pm
... My first-read and favorite is Giles, but I defer to my English major friends who all say Sotweed was the best. Or.... has anyone read the latest? cb...
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Krzysztof Majer
krismajer
Oct 22, 2005 7:37 pm
Hey there, I'll be one of those who root for Sot-Weed. Despite the innumerable pleasures in the others - Giles, above all, but also LETTERS (when, oh when will...
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agrimorfee
Oct 26, 2005 12:47 pm
... wrote: And why does it begin ... LETTERS would have been my choice, in spite of its faults (i refer spec. to the ponderous Cook/Burlingame letters). I...
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M. Sedaghat Payam
woolf_543
Oct 26, 2005 2:10 pm
Hi Everyone I am Mehdy from Iran, I have M.A. in English Literature and I have already translated Vonnegut's last novel, Timequake into Persian. I came to know...
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Gamblin, Glenn
crimhedd
Oct 26, 2005 2:28 pm
Gosh - that's a tough question! The storytelling tradition in your culture is actually echoed in some of the later works (eg: frame-tales, story-cycling), but...
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M. Sedaghat Payam
woolf_543
Oct 26, 2005 2:50 pm
Well I suppose what I meant is a combination of both, up to now my first choice is Chimera since the I loved the first novella as soon as I finished it....
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Prince Mu-Chao
princemuchao
Oct 27, 2005 4:44 am
Personally, Sot-Weed Factor is my favorite, but it could be that this book is more interesting to someone from the West. Chimera is more universal (at least I...
I need help ASAP. I've been assigned the short story "Lost in the Funhouse" for a class paper. I'm supposed to break down the text into what it means and I'm...
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Cbrady
cathysfiddle@...
Nov 6, 2005 2:30 am
John Barth's phone number is listed in Chestertown Maryland. Why don't you call him? He might know. cb...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Nov 6, 2005 2:31 am
So what's your current take on the thing, in a nutshell?...
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Lamika
forever_a_lo...
Nov 6, 2005 2:38 am
From what I understand, and please correct me if I'm wrong, the story is about Ambrose who tells about his trip to Ocean City where he gets lost in the...
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M. Sedaghat Payam
woolf_543
Nov 6, 2005 10:25 am
Well in my opinion these narrative intrusions in which Barth talks about the technics of writing and even draws the Frietag Diagram, have been the main reason...
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Lamika
forever_a_lo...
Nov 6, 2005 5:31 pm
How would I identify the sub stories in the whole? I never realized that there was more than one story going on....
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Gamblin, Glenn
crimhedd
Nov 7, 2005 2:40 pm
As far as Barth's background goes, he goes into some detail in the book 'Fridays' (nonfiction) regarding the actual events that provided the springboard for...
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Lamika
forever_a_lo...
Nov 7, 2005 4:53 pm
I was woundering if anyone would mind meeting me in the chat room to discuss this further. I think it would help me more if I could ask questions and quickly...
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amer rasool
rasoolamer
Nov 8, 2005 9:58 pm
Hello everybody, i would like to introduce myself to all members. i am Amer Rasool Mehdy, an M. A. student from Iraq. i am to write my thesis in English...
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M. Sedaghat Payam
woolf_543
Nov 9, 2005 6:29 am
Hi Amer First of all I would like to congratulate you on your reaching the freedom after a long time. I know what does it feel to live under a totalitarian...
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M. Sedaghat Payam
woolf_543
Nov 9, 2005 6:32 am
Hi Amer First of all I would like to congratulate you on your reaching the freedom after a long time. I know what does it feel to live under a totalitarian...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Nov 11, 2005 5:32 am
So who's read 'Three Roads'? Anyone? Mal, is it out in the antipodes yet? Yr Mark...
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Mal McCormack
malmc_y
Nov 11, 2005 9:20 am
... antipodes yet? ... It's not yet here, mon ami. Typically, takes about 12+ months to make it to the speciality stores. I'll wait. Just re-done "Friday...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Nov 21, 2005 5:48 am
You'll like this one. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1132392703249280.xml&coll=2#continue...
