The Death Cycle

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Fri Mar 23 16:14:47 CST 2001



David Morris wrote:
> 
> Terrance,
> 
> I know you're going to elaborate your take on this argument, but could you
> please address the question I poised below re. 'Your statement above that
> this cycle is "(Rilke, not Weissman's misreading of Rilke)."'  If we don't
> settle that one I don't think we'll be able to get anything straight between
> us on this.

OK, I'll include it, but to avoid the meta questions
concerning readers and misreading and correct and definitive
readings that have burdened this discussion in the past
let's say for now that Weissman has a particular reading of
Rilke that can tell us something about what he wants to
break out of and why.



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