tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post1813826877683746156..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: The Rubaiyat: Second Edition, Quatrain LXXXVIFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-80667499094115084942017-03-06T12:07:58.409-07:002017-03-06T12:07:58.409-07:00Mudpuddle,
It's a delicate balancing act: li...Mudpuddle,<br /><br />It's a delicate balancing act: living in the present and planning for the future.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-18529587896522824992017-03-06T12:04:01.663-07:002017-03-06T12:04:01.663-07:00yes, and it's an admirable way of interpreting...yes, and it's an admirable way of interpreting the world, the only problem being, it's hard to plan anything or get anything done; we have to think of the future, like it or not: one of the misfortunes of being human...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-1141522292338241562017-03-06T10:16:01.368-07:002017-03-06T10:16:01.368-07:00Mudpuddle,
Yes, that is how I see it. Wine is va...Mudpuddle,<br /><br />Yes, that is how I see it. Wine is valued over the claims of those who claim to know, but who are merely guessing or fantasizing as it is said in many of the quatrains.<br /><br />And again, I agree, the main theme in the Rubaiyat is living in and for the present and letting tomorrow take care of itself.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-47773495844845382002017-03-05T15:26:33.073-07:002017-03-05T15:26:33.073-07:00Tim,
Strange, yes. The tone is so unlike any of ...Tim,<br /><br />Strange, yes. The tone is so unlike any of the other quatrains by FitzGerald. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-23152342368243571102017-03-05T12:09:49.200-07:002017-03-05T12:09:49.200-07:00all the quatrains seem to value wine over religion...all the quatrains seem to value wine over religion; the first couplet in this one, as Brian says, recounts the normal reaction to a vengeful God, and the cowering resulting therefrom; the second couplet, imo, kicks the question out the door and claims the virtues of alcohol are superior to the daunting present of a living God... living in the moment, i think, is a constant in Fitzgerald's translations...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-23607098441982589852017-03-05T11:59:17.522-07:002017-03-05T11:59:17.522-07:00Strange indeed, and I'm clueless. It's lik...Strange indeed, and I'm clueless. It's like a cryptic offering from Emily Dickinson. However, perhaps God is not part of the explication. Sorry, no help here.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-8283395034637114002017-03-05T09:58:35.599-07:002017-03-05T09:58:35.599-07:00Brian Joseph,
I fear you are right. I knew many ...Brian Joseph,<br /><br />I fear you are right. I knew many people who are unable to face problems and situations directly, or at all, preferring to deny that they exist.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-23358042206149400182017-03-05T09:35:04.926-07:002017-03-05T09:35:04.926-07:00I think that your interpretation makes sense.
I t...I think that your interpretation makes sense.<br /><br />I think fear of speaking truth because God may disapprove might be somewhat akin to not admitting certain truths even to oneself. I think that this is common, even in our time. <br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com