I continue to think about an anecdote related in Soseki's novel Mon of a geisha who read the Analects over and over and talked about Confucius's disciples like they were characters in a tv show
note no. 4 made me smile lol. great points about how "great classics" were viewed in their time though; i wonder what books/tv shows/etc. from our time will be revered as classics later on. maybe one of those uninspired booktok romance novels bc they're indicative of this era? i mean romeo and juliet was mid too
you never know, especially in america there's a long history of writers being rediscovered and appreciated only far after their own time..."Vast populations, towering cities, erroneous and clamorous publicity, have conspired to make unknown great men one of America's traditions. Edgar Allan Poe was one of these; so was Melville."-jlb
"analyzing themes" can also be fun outside of a school context. i see it as a form of play. i despised english class but now i act like an english teacher online...
I continue to think about an anecdote related in Soseki's novel Mon of a geisha who read the Analects over and over and talked about Confucius's disciples like they were characters in a tv show
you should read The Carnal Prayer Mat. it might help for your VN research
note no. 4 made me smile lol. great points about how "great classics" were viewed in their time though; i wonder what books/tv shows/etc. from our time will be revered as classics later on. maybe one of those uninspired booktok romance novels bc they're indicative of this era? i mean romeo and juliet was mid too
you never know, especially in america there's a long history of writers being rediscovered and appreciated only far after their own time..."Vast populations, towering cities, erroneous and clamorous publicity, have conspired to make unknown great men one of America's traditions. Edgar Allan Poe was one of these; so was Melville."-jlb
"analyzing themes" can also be fun outside of a school context. i see it as a form of play. i despised english class but now i act like an english teacher online...