tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post1367240337681820757..comments2024-03-27T06:25:29.002-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `That Complication of Discipline and Passion We Call Art'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-8335469510445456822013-04-19T19:20:19.997-05:002013-04-19T19:20:19.997-05:00James’ later prose style may be a “strategy approp...James’ later prose style may be a “strategy appropriate to his subject.” It certainly isn’t inappropriate. But subject matter aside, I find it just wonderful to read. It can be enjoyed just for itself, the intertwining motifs, the asides, the dense, pointed intricacy. It is as breathtaking to read a complex passage in The Golden Bowl as it is to listen to a Bach fugue. Denkof Zwemmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118582264573609926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-23083609407220470632013-04-19T17:04:13.589-05:002013-04-19T17:04:13.589-05:00John Lukacs quotes someone's crack about Henry...John Lukacs quotes someone's crack about Henry James: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender. I find James II very readable, but have bogged down in <i>The Wings of the Dove</i> and <i>The Golden Bowl</i>.<br /><br />Morris does make a fine case for James, and I did after reading it pick up <i>The American Scene</i> and make it as far as Newport.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-51525421752319299762013-04-19T01:10:07.742-05:002013-04-19T01:10:07.742-05:00You have helped me finally understand how to read ...You have helped me finally understand how to read Henry James. So many times I had put down his works in frustration and had taken solace in his brother William's reactions. Many thanks!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453250953226957106noreply@blogger.com