tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3073881686757837295..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: A Passage and a Poem: David Abram and Wallace StevensFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-13732245534431029752016-01-04T09:36:59.101-07:002016-01-04T09:36:59.101-07:00R.T.,
Yes, that's a legitimate word.R.T.,<br /><br />Yes, that's a legitimate word. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-59526136400981519212016-01-04T09:25:21.052-07:002016-01-04T09:25:21.052-07:00Yes, and deified. Yes, and deified. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-6279922556134795272016-01-04T09:24:31.280-07:002016-01-04T09:24:31.280-07:00R.T.,
And spiritualized (if there is such a word)...R.T.,<br /><br />And spiritualized (if there is such a word).Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-6938708137228238522016-01-02T17:31:55.195-07:002016-01-02T17:31:55.195-07:00Indeed. Nature was capitalized in the Romanticism ...Indeed. Nature was capitalized in the Romanticism vocabulary.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-23192259012181368632016-01-02T17:21:21.641-07:002016-01-02T17:21:21.641-07:00R.T.,
On the contrary, it makes perfect sense. W...R.T.,<br /><br />On the contrary, it makes perfect sense. Wasn't it during the Romantic era that poets first began to notice nature in itself--when mountains became sublime, instead of just another obstacle to overcome?<br />Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-20930999645334442862016-01-02T17:19:19.121-07:002016-01-02T17:19:19.121-07:00R.T.,
Yup, makes sense to me. The journey is far...R.T.,<br /><br />Yup, makes sense to me. The journey is far more important than the destination, or so it seems to me. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-24209305607214528032016-01-02T12:30:50.076-07:002016-01-02T12:30:50.076-07:00Postscript: Again, I'm reminded of Romanticism...Postscript: Again, I'm reminded of Romanticism, which must sound very weird. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-62574713997194891342016-01-02T12:24:45.708-07:002016-01-02T12:24:45.708-07:00I'd have to ponder longer to consider the link...I'd have to ponder longer to consider the linkage/connections, but I think anything that sends you back to Wallace Stevens inexplicable poem is a lovely catalyst. Sometimes I think pondering is the reward in itself. Answers, explanations, and explications just don't matter. The means rather than ends are important. Does that make sense?RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com