tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post934220978517193124..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `A Very, Very Grim Play'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-7235004327232061752015-04-11T13:43:58.903-05:002015-04-11T13:43:58.903-05:00Is it too simplistic to impute things as childish ...Is it too simplistic to impute things as childish as vanity and envy to Tolstoy as well as his unacknowledged smarting at the similarities between his and Lear's renunciations? He must have seen himself as a candidate for the greatest writer ever.<br /><br />Interesting comments from Orwell about spiritual and political bullies too.Subbuteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263202102536057266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-2631246084215680822015-04-11T07:44:22.559-05:002015-04-11T07:44:22.559-05:00"King Lear", like many great works, easi..."King Lear", like many great works, easily rebuffs the critical. Certain things are beyond criticism once they have been felt in their full power. The tiresome nags of cultural relativism and social justice can only appeal to the failed reader. When secrets of the universe are in your hands, the sensible critics spend their time revealing, not criticizing. <br /><br />I confess that the most moving words for me are Kent's last lines:<br /><br /> "I have a journey, sir, shortly to go; My master calls me, I must not say no."<br /><br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068470029393614652noreply@blogger.com