tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post113367603813589766..comments2023-05-13T02:24:42.139-07:00Comments on Stones In the Field: Tagged for a book memeMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1134926394361176032005-12-18T09:19:00.000-08:002005-12-18T09:19:00.000-08:00I think it's coming. He won a national book award...I think it's coming. He won a national book award--last year? year before last?--and there was next to nothing in the academic literature about his work, when I did the thesis in 97. Now, ten years later, there's a lot more out there. *grin*<BR/><BR/>I agree with you though, and I consider him a major figure of 20th century American lit--sort of our Henry James. His short stories are, in some ways, superior to his novels, as well.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1134846182156965182005-12-17T11:03:00.000-08:002005-12-17T11:03:00.000-08:00Fascinating! I think King's work deserves more ack...Fascinating! I think King's work deserves more acknowledgement from the literati. :o)shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891791711455144647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1134720877344884312005-12-16T00:14:00.000-08:002005-12-16T00:14:00.000-08:00Hiya, Leapb4--specifically, it's about horror fict...Hiya, Leapb4--specifically, it's about horror fiction as cathartic exploration of taboos--I concocted a bs approach I called Heisenbergian Lit Crit, and tackled the protagonist, Louis Creed, as essentially unreliable: That is, Creed at the center of this maelstrom of death and destruction as a result of his own incest/oedipal impulses, and anal/oral perversion.<BR/><BR/>I related <I>Pet Sematary</I> to the horror tradition, going back to Shelley's Frankenstein and Stoker's Dracula, in the discussion of horror as an exploration of taboos. I also pulled in some of King's own essays on writing, and especially on writing horror.<BR/><BR/>*grin*<BR/><BR/>It was sort of silly good fun, really.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1134674344218839232005-12-15T11:19:00.000-08:002005-12-15T11:19:00.000-08:00You wrote your thesis on Stephen King's Pet Semeta...You wrote your thesis on Stephen King's Pet Semetary!!!???!!!<BR/><BR/>That is so darn cool. I have an MA in English (rhetoric & comp emphasis), and one of the things that irks me about English Studies is the snooty attitude of the Literature people. Brit lit, especially. <BR/><BR/>So, what was your thesis about, exactly? I'm dying to hear about it!shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891791711455144647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133775372472052012005-12-05T01:36:00.000-08:002005-12-05T01:36:00.000-08:00oh...mosaics! What an interesting idea...oh...mosaics! What an interesting idea...Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133765407893104112005-12-04T22:50:00.000-08:002005-12-04T22:50:00.000-08:00At least I now know I have one "for certain custom...At least I now know I have one "for certain customer" for my "How To Make 101 Lovely Mosaics With Acrylic Nail Clippings" book.<BR/><BR/>I wanna read that dissertation.ohdawnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995493308490806364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133758079653940372005-12-04T20:47:00.000-08:002005-12-04T20:47:00.000-08:00OK.I've done the best I can here.OK.<BR/><BR/>I've done the best I can <A HREF="http://www.livejournal.com/users/medievalist/7142.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Lisa Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916288400544629723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133757343557171512005-12-04T20:35:00.000-08:002005-12-04T20:35:00.000-08:00Um...what's a tag? Is it like the kids' game? Am I...Um...what's a tag? <BR/><BR/>Is it like the kids' game? Am I "it?" <BR/><BR/>I am aren't I?<BR/><BR/>Amy? What have I ever done to you? ;)<BR/><BR/>I'll check my blog and see if there's a clue there I missed.<BR/><BR/>Cool thoughts Mac. I like 'em. <BR/><BR/>Gonna steal 'em. :)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133751212067382382005-12-04T18:53:00.000-08:002005-12-04T18:53:00.000-08:00Cool meme, Mac. I'll do it tomorrow when I'm capa...Cool meme, Mac. I'll do it tomorrow when I'm capable of thought.Jen Nipps/Kat O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714781676809223793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133749645913322142005-12-04T18:27:00.000-08:002005-12-04T18:27:00.000-08:00Hiya Mac! V. cool meme. I just posted my list and ...Hiya Mac! V. cool meme. I just posted my list and tagged Frank for you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133727909007810322005-12-04T12:25:00.000-08:002005-12-04T12:25:00.000-08:00I start getting nervous before I'm even 1/2 way th...I start getting nervous before I'm even 1/2 way through a book about having a great "next" book.<BR/><BR/>A super list, Mac! And like Joanne, I've got a number of my childhood books, wouldn't give 'em up for the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133719600120877102005-12-04T10:06:00.000-08:002005-12-04T10:06:00.000-08:00Great list! If I could choose a violent death, it ...Great list! If I could choose a violent death, it would be by an avalanche of books...you know, if I had to choose...:)emeraldcitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495241111424476230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1133717544709763062005-12-04T09:32:00.000-08:002005-12-04T09:32:00.000-08:00I love etymologies! Know what you mean about dragg...I love etymologies! Know what you mean about dragging books from move to move. I have some sets that have been with me since I was seven years old. I need more bookcases. :DJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722780868620942044noreply@blogger.com