Art no competition

[Mark Kohut]

Dear Senor, Genius, Mr. Borges,
 
What does this mean? What does 'accidental' mean re Beauty in literature when you then point out the words are 'manipulated'
by the authors? 
 
What 'eternity' are we tying literature to? Acquinas's or the world's? 
 
Shakesepeare is 'for all time' at least, as big Ben J. said first. 
 
Labrynthininely Yours,
 
Mark K.
 
 


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From: Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com>
To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> 
Cc: bandwraith at aol.com; pynchon-l at waste.org 
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Art no competition


More Borges: "I have observed with regret that any man, by merely perusing many volumes in order to judge them (and the critic's task is nothing else) can become a geneaologist of styles and detective of influences. He inhabits this terrifying and almost inexpressible truth: Beauty in literature is accidental, depending on the harmony or discord of the words manipulated by the writer, and is not tied to eternity."


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:27 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell's Performance, 1970
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJX9Qy9mZdA&list=UUvm73QJ8COAJCdHO1oFyR3g&index=6&feature=plcp
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>James Fox "Why don`t you play us a tune"
>Mick Jagger "I don`t like music"
>James Fox "Comical little geezer. You'll look funny when you're fifty"
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>On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:26 AM,  <bandwraith at aol.com> wrote:
>> Good tune. If we could only teach the Taliban to sing...
>


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