Litsy

Before the Closet: Same-Sex Love from "Beowulf" to "Angels in America" | Allen J. Frantzen

Why why why was a typeface where the eth, the wynn, and the thorn are all so ugly and mismatched chosen for a book full of quotes in Old English?

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The Poetics of Translation: History, Theory, Practice | Willis Barnstone

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Hooked_on_books

Genre | John Frow

I found this cool little map on Mental Floss. The article didn‘t add anything, so I didn‘t bother to post the link. I‘m surprised by the popularity of poetry! And my mom and aunt definitely contribute to mystery being the most popular in California! 😆

BarbaraJean It's SO interesting to see poetry show up more often than mystery!! I'd have thought mystery would be more widespread as a popular genre. 2w

Hooked_on_books @BarbaraJean Right?!? That really surprised me, too. Especially since I‘ve heard a million times that poetry doesn‘t sell and I know mystery sells well. So surprising! 2w

sarahbarnes I‘m slightly disappointed that Colorado came in as a romance state…. 2w

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Kristy_K @BarbaraJean Agreed! I honestly thought mystery would be more prevalent. It seems a lot of the famous authors are in this genre. 2w

Laughterhp How did they gather this data? I have a hard time believing all of New England is reading poetry… 2w

Hooked_on_books @Laughterhp They collected Google Trends data of what people were searching for (and filtered out tv/movie searches). So, it may not be what people are actually reading, but it‘s what they‘re showing interest in. 2w

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annamatopoetry

Before the Closet: Same-Sex Love from "Beowulf" to "Angels in America" | Allen J. Frantzen

I love how Frantzen goes from "Foucault missed a lot in The History of Sexuality when it comes to the medieval era" (true) to "so all of queer theory is stupid and invalid and also they probably said something mean to me". I don't even care. I usually like academic pettiness, but this has been going on for 21 pages! I'm not out of the fucking intro yet. Do your own work instead of bitching at everyone else. Jesus fuck.

annamatopoetry The last three pages were devoted to the book itself and what is was going to do? I'm sure it'll be fascinating, but also ugh the first 90% could have been summarized down to four pages. 4w

annamatopoetry Ok, once the book actually starts it's much better, but I'm still waiting for the medieval history. Currently we're doing 19th and 20th c opera? 4w

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annamatopoetry

Before the Closet: Same-Sex Love from "Beowulf" to "Angels in America" | Allen J. Frantzen

It's probably not a good sign when I'm irritated with the author before even leaving the introduction.
More soon.

annamatopoetry I'm now on page 17 of "why everyone else sucks", with another 18 to go. Just say what you're gonna say, oh my fucking god. 4w

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Pinta

The Art of Mystery: The Search for Questions | Maud Casey

so-so

I like this series. Semi-successful entry on a tricky theme: how mystery is created in fiction. Examples: Henry James, WG Sebald, Shirley Jackson, James Baldwin, Paul Yoon. The frustration & freedom in mystery. Imagination, capacity for wonder, pursuit of strangeness. Hauntings. Accepting what can‘t be understood.
98 — “the land of Un: uncertainty, unknowing, unfathomability.”
137 — “There‘s an aspect of infinity to mystery—an eternal becoming.”

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The Judith Butler Reader | Judith Butler, Sara Salih

Butler on needing the Humanities. https://lithub.com/judith-butler-to-imagine-a-world-after-this-democracy-needs-t...

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LitsyEvents

Poetry: The Basics | Jeffrey Wainwright

repost for @TheSpineView:

These are the prompts for January's #PoetryMatters. Everyone is welcome to play! Be sure to tag me @TheSpineView when you post a poem. Thanks everyone for playing. Love reading the poems!

TheSpineView Thanks! 4mo

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LitsyEvents

Poetry: The Basics | Jeffrey Wainwright

Repost for @TheSpineView

November is almost here, and these are the prompts for the month's #PoetryMatter. To play, post a poem, song, quote, etc, that you feel fits the prompt. Don't forget to tag me.

Thanks to everyone who played in October and to those who took the time to enjoy the poems. Looking forward to reading the November selections.

TheSpineView Thanks! 6mo

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