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“…at the other extreme, there is Lucio, who retains something about him that is obstinately likable, though he’s clearly a basket case morally” (148).
😂 going back to read the Measure for Measure entry now that I’ve finished the play.
— Sep 19, 2025 12:02PM
😂 going back to read the Measure for Measure entry now that I’ve finished the play.
Elizabeth
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The Winter’s Take was over my head and Frye’s essay on it was as well. 😂 Definitely one to revisit in the future.
— Sep 14, 2025 02:52PM
Elizabeth
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Interesting that Frye, in his essay on The Winter’s Tale, is calling a number of Shakespeare’s late plays his romances. They don’t fit neatly into history, comedy, or tragedy.
— Sep 14, 2025 02:26PM
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Brilliant first third of the Henriad chapter. My mind was firing on many cylinders!
— Sep 05, 2025 03:34PM
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I haven't read this one yet, but his books on The Romantics and The Bible as Literature were fantastic.
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I’m hoping to get to those soon-ish! I hear such good things about him!
He's one of the scholars I aspire to be like.
I love that! He’s got a great sense of humor in this so far. I keep writing lol in the margins.
And he really writes in a way that reads as easy. Stanley Fishe is another one I like. And Veralyn Flieger. She's brilliant.
Yes so easy! Oooh those are new names to me. Thank you!
Veralyn Flieger practically invited Inklings Studies. She's a legend and very sweet and humble. I remember getting star-struck and going completely silent when I realized that she'd invited me to sit at her lunch table at a literature conference. I didn't recognize her until one of her former students walked by and said hi, Dr. Flieger. My jaw just about hit the floor. She was very sweet about dealing with a star-struck fan of her work. She doesn't like talking about herself.
Stanley Fishe wrote Surprised by Sin, which may be the best analysis of Paradise Lost I've ever read. I haven't been able to get copies of the rest of his works yet though.
Do you have any favorite quotes from this one yet?
Not yet but I’ll pop them in my updates as I go.
