Re: a few answers
Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Fri, 06 Nov 1998 17:52:13 -0600
> Except, Matt, that I don't really have time for the hammer,
> the thongs & the 8 inch nails, are you really serious in your plea
> for urbane, intelligent conversation ? Doesn't your heart sink when
> you open yet another earnest disquisition on the Australian Post
> Structuralist view of Cosmic Blandness ? I must admit mine only
> really quickens when I open one of Dr Kosusko's little packages
> & recognise the glint of the stiletto or hear the distant plonk when
> one of my own pebbles reaches the bottom of the well. Art &
> the lively consideration of art stops being serious the moment
> respectful solemnity appears on the scene.
>
> Scottie B.
>
scottie,
i think you have misunderstood me. my plea was not for "urbane" conversation,
but for intelligent conversation. and yes, i think discussions about this or
that literary theory as regards salinger are like yanking dorothy out of
technicolor oz and back into grainy kansas. but i don't think low-level
sarcasm and childish name-calling are a better alternative. believe me, i was
raised catholic and know full well how respectful solemnity can kill a serious
passion. i didn't intend to call for solemnity, just maturity.
appreciating the pardon,
matt