RIP A. S. Byatt

[David Morris]

I think your proposing  a “profound knowledge” of anything even EXISTS
betrays maybe a little too much Victorian poetry under your belt. 😁

On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 3:23 PM Paul Cray <pmcray at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think the poems are supposed to be satire, but I suspect it helps
> to have a profound knowledge of Victorian poetry, especially Browning, to
> appreciate them to anything close to the degree they can be. I did read
> them, but I believe a lot of people skip them, but I can't claim any
> knowledge of Browning or Victorian poets generally. It's still a great
> novel. (And features my hometown and county!).
>
> Paul
>
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 12:18, Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I didn't get the idea that the purpose of the poetry was satire, but I'm
>> insufficiently versed in both the genre ( which does little for me) and
>> the
>> underlying canon. From what I do know her efforts appeared a monumental
>> achievement in both quality and volume.
>>
>> The reason to read it is that it will make you a far better
>> manwormdickcriminal.
>>
>>
>> love,
>>
>> cfa
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 1:56 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Period satire could veer towards insider playtime. But I do expect
>> (hope)
>> > Posession to have more depth than such style/culture formal play.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 1:26 PM Paul Cray <pmcray at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> It's a very good book, although it probably helps to be Adam Roberts (
>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Roberts_(British_writer)) to get
>> the
>> >> most out of it. The Victorian poet whose life and work the novel turns
>> >> around is a mashup of Browning and Tennyson. I suspect the faked up
>> poems
>> >> are hilarious(*) to a Victorianist!
>> >>
>> >> (*) In that they presumably raise many a wry eyebrow and chortle of
>> >> recognition.
>> >>
>> >> Paul
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 09:32, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Thanks cfa,
>> >>>
>> >>> I’ve just ordered Posession from AbeBooks for the *free shipping*
>> price
>> >>> of
>> >>> $4!  I’m always interested in a new author recommendation from a
>> >>> respected
>> >>> source, and who can resist SUCH A DEAL ($4!) !
>> >>>
>> >>> David Morris
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 10:37 AM Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> > A.S. Byatt, Scholar Who Found Literary Fame With Fiction, Dies at 87
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I am eternally indebted to the friend who insisted I must read
>> >>> Possession.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > love,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > cfa
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>> >>> >
>> >>
>> >>
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