Hi Mike,
Take your point on the rhyme scheme. It had to be intentional rather than
accidental and fits with the other inconsistencies, including the Hamlet who
is full of inconsistences.
bw
James
>From: Mike Horwood <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re A newly-discovered soliloquy - James
>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 16:28:46 +0200
>
>Hello James,
> Thanks for your observations. Iīll start with your very
>perceptive question about the genesis of this piece. The title was indeed
>added later, so I didnīt originally think of it in terms of Hamletīs voice
>and that certainly causes some confusion in readerīs expectations, I now
>realise. This poem started out with the title Action and Desire, but I
>really didnīt like that. Then I noticed that the line ėnaction is an
>optionī fitted rather well with Hamlet, so I tacked that title on. I donīt
>suppose anyone can think of a better title? `An academic conceitī probably
>comes pretty close to what I thought I was trying to do. It started by
>playing around with some ideas from serious philosophy, but in a very
>flippant way. I found it amusing and I like the ring of some of these
>portentous phrases and the contrast with the rather trivial rhythm and
>rhyme scheme. I was interested that you didnīt like the inconsistencies in
>the rhyme scheme since I prefer that irregulrity. Mightnīt it become a bit
>too monotonous if the rhymes were absolutely regular?
>
>Best wishes, Mike
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