Douglas: You often mention 'the matyrology' - any chance of posting an
extract? Or is it on-line anywhere.
cheers
david
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From: Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 18 February 2000 14:40
Subject: Re: Narrative etc.
>Well, I'm not against narrative, although my own work seems to move in an
>anti-narrative direction, but I would suggest revisiting _the mertyrology_,
>although perhaps only because I think it one of the great works of our
>time, & the very idea that it could be 'tedious' just staggers me. Back to
>the old chacun a son gout i guess...
>
>I admire the Andr book & may be one of those who more or less accepted
>that aside without blinking. I would agree that it's worth challenging it,
>but would also argue that many narrative poems also need to be challenged
>for not pushing enough at their chosen conventions...
>
>Douglas Barbour
>Department of English
>University of Alberta
>Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5
>(h) [780] 436 3320 (b) [780] 492 0521
>http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
>
> O deceptive mouth
> covering up
> for the heart like that.
> Jenny Bornholdt
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