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LITERATURE: Aristotle on Steinbeck

Unreal.  I’m up to twelve pages, single-spaced, and still working.  Although the vast majority of the text is taken up in quotations from either Poetics or Cannery Row, there is some input by me in comment.  This is not what … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: An Essay on Cannery Row

It doesn’t look like I’ve done much yet, but I don’t have a written outline–that’s not my style of writing–so I just started from point A and with the help of my notes, will continue on from there.  But, just … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: Aristotle on Steinbeck

This post started out as a comment in response to those by Steve and Mark at this post of mine, but in my usual rambling manner, got too ungainly to fit into one of those little comment boxes: I think … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: Cannery Row – Aristotle on Plot – (Just a Beginning)

Yes, story is important, although it need not be epic in nature, just something that touches the heart or stirs the mind to interest.  For me, the enjoyable journey through a story is fed by good writing.  I can’t get … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: Cannery Row and Poetics

A most interesting development in the reading… For many chapters, Mack and the boys have been planning a party for Doc just to show their appreciation of him.  Well, it starts out as they need to make money to be … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: Aristotle’s Poetics

From Section 1, Part I (Yes, I did get further along than this, the second paragraph, but figured I’d better start posting on it): Epic poetry and Tragedy, Comedy also and Dithyrambic poetry, and the music of the flute and … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: Aristotle’s Poetics

One thing I do like about what little I may have read of Aristotle, is that it does seem fairly clearly laid out.  The opening: I propose to treat of Poetry in itself and of its various kinds, noting the … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: Aristotle’s Poetics

Took a peek at the reading list provided by the kind professor (who should have well been rid of me by now) and found the first item, Aristotle’s Poetics available online and checked it out. Scanning it briefly, I found … Continue reading Continue reading

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