On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Sheenagh Pugh wrote...
>I think the Gentleman's voice is more complex than
>that because, like the all the best narrators, he's
>lying most of the time.
I didn't read it like that, but I'm sure it can be read like that. For
me the ambiguities are an important strength of the poem. We're not sure
whether he says what he believes, says what he thinks he ought to
believe, or has said so many times what he thinks he ought to believe
that he now thinks he believes it. We do know that he has a sense of
humour, and that makes it even harder to determine when he's being
ironic.
Best,
--
Peter
http://www.hphoward.demon.co.uk/poetry/
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