Re: Muriel in S:AI -Reply
Noven A 16 (NovenA16@aol.com)
Sat, 20 Dec 1997 01:40:18 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 97-12-16 13:04:00 EST, pfj6868@is.nyu.edu writes:
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> Call me a romantic but I have always seen the fact that Muriel would not
> allow publication of the poems as a sign of her still grieving for her
> husband. Perhaps they were a reminder of his deep sensitivity of perhaps a
> source of his social ineptness. I have given this some thought over the
> years and I never thought of financial gain as one of her motives.
> Patti
>
Well, I think that is very interesting, I never thought about it that way.
She did love Seymour very much and seemed very accepting of his
eccentricities. But what do you make of the fact that she intended to
allow the poems to eventually be published once Buddy had finished editing
them? Do you think that perhaps she felt that once the initial grieving
period was over, she wouldn't mind as much?
Peggy >>
It's always possible that not even JDS himself knows the REASON that Muriel
won't let his poems become published.It could just be something that he wanted
to happen to Seymour that is a reference to his own work and it's
privacy.But,that's my opinion and I don't think it's probably right,but I do
think that JDS does not know the reason Muriel won't let the poems become
published.He might think that that reason is not important on Muriel's
part,but once again,that might not be correct.