The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 9780374525583: Amazon.com: Books

[Paul Mackin]

On 9/28/2012 6:45 AM, Heikki Raudaskoski wrote:
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> May you live long, Mark!
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> As to me and the 1st half of the 20th century, I lost my heart in
> Yoknapatawpha County.

Me too.

The big three of the 30s and 40s, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner 
were all heavy alcohol users.  Was this mainly to fight inner demons, or 
was it integral to their creative powers?  Their writing was so 
different. What were the common elements? Where was the "family 
resemblance"?  (Wittgenstein)

P

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> Heikki
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> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Markekohut wrote:
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>> I agree ......I might have  said that but Ann seems,consistent to me w her two choices. In her judgme nts, she gives a lot of weight to a
>> sustained stylistic breakthrough as part of their greatness. In both cases, they sorta asserted a new but subtle plain style against the prevailing
>> Overly refined style of the times. She sez.
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>> I don't think Kerouac is best then either if it isn't Pynchon and I'd vote for him.
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>> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Sep 28, 2012, at 5:50 AM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Hemingway himself said F. Scott F. was the greatest and I tend to agree.
>>> (and of course I hope you're not dying anytime soon.)
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>>> 2012/9/28 Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>:
>>>> Speaking of Kerouac, as some have been---winking at you, Alice---this woman,
>>>> Ann Douglas, whose good book here I recommend, was supposed to have her
>>>> sorta chronological sequel out
>>>> By  2007 ( or earlier) has still not published it but in it she will
>>>> supposedly argue that Jack K. Is the best American writer of the second half
>>>> of the 20th Century as Ole Hem was of the first.
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>>>> It is a book I want to read so I hope she is writing it faster than I am
>>>> dying.
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>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>> From: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
>>>> Date: September 27, 2012, 6:31:44 PM EDT
>>>> To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
>>>> Subject: The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 9780374525583:
>>>> Amazon.com: Books
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.amazon.com/The-Feminization-American-Culture-Douglas/dp/0374525587/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348785053&sr=8-1&keywords=ann+douglas
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>>>> Sent from my iPad