12.9.10

Lit theory links

I just found this link to a... fable? Tale? Short story? (I'm not sure yet) By 'the Master', Henry James, called The Private Life. It would seem his underlying interest in this piece is the link, or rather the lack of a link, between the creator and the work created. Haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I thought it was rather apt, all things considered.
I also just read this article about the Chatterley trial and the way it forced authors to staunchly defend a text they actually found rather tedious, which totally vindicated my hatred of D.H Lawrence and inability to read Lady Chatterley. Victory to me!
Apparently we modern student slackabouts are too lazy and stupid to read an entire book, and in the future university literature courses will only feature 'the best bits' of books. Sounds OK to me if the set text was by D.H Lawrence. In which case the 'best of' selection would be about 300 words.
In less serious book related trivia, these posters, with scenes from famous books created out of the text, are SO. AWESOME. I want the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea one.
Even less seriously, this is the funniest video I've seen in a LONG time (and although it features minor nudity it's really not at all NSFW, unless your boss hates hillbillies. AND FUN).

5 comments:

  1. Your blog is by far the most entertaining. The hay bale video cheered me up from stressing about this blog! I'm sending it to everyone!

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  2. Yay - someone who also hates D.H Lawrence! I can't stand him. I was intrigued before I read him by the scandal surrounding Chatterly, so I bought a copy from an op-shop; worst 50c I ever spent! I gave it back to them, but in retrospect regret it, as some other poor soul might come across it. I'm not sure the best of him would even come up to 300 words...

    But this is an awesome blog you've got!

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  3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1F3U9WtNJs&feature=player_embedded

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  4. HAHA! Damn ostrich bastards! I love that, but I felt a little guilty laughing at that poor kid.

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  5. It is much funnier if you turn the sound off, sound on makes you feel very guilty because of his screams...

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