Way back then I did actually read several chapters of your thesis, Jeff.
Much of the work, regarding the history around Coleridge and the Lyrical
Ballads, and some of the stuff on Pound, is carefully researched - it's the
underlying premise of its application to the contemporary that I radically
disagree with. In the end it seems you favour abstraction as an aide to
free-association (for me a somewhat solipsistic exercise) and so of course
you will prefer most song lyrics to most poetry - as you've come close to
admitting at times). But we've had this argument before and neither of us
have convinced each other so best we leave it there.
Genuinely,
Jamie
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From: Jeffrey Side
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2016 4:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Britain vs. U.S. Poetry war
Jamie, all I can say is that you would have to read my PhD thesis, which
examines the historical and philosophical roots behind the shift away from
abstraction as an element in poetry during the early 1800s. If you wish, I
can send you the thesis as a PDF.
I would also be interested if any academic publishers here (if there are
any) or academics with links to them, would be interested in my adapting it
as a book for them to publish. If so email me at:
argotistonline AT gmail DOT com
I will only consider genuine offers.
On 22 Oct 2016, at 16:20, Jamie McKendrick wrote:
Regarding Jeff - hi Jeff - I have read you're article about Dylan and
disagree radically with most of it and especially with your whole argument
about abstraction. We've had this disagreement some years back and it never
progressed beyond rudimentary opposition so I'm relieved your energy levels
are steering you off the topic. Being much older, I find Sent from my iPad
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