On [Sat, 10 Jul 1999 09:51:57 +0900]
"pain" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Obviously the majority for some inexplicable reason are fans of
>> Prynne's writing, and as I am the only non-Prynneite I suppose I
>> should retire to my corner. You can continue if you want discussing
>> the merits of Prynne the man and poet. All Hail Prynne.
I am not a Prynne fan. I see interesting strings of words which do nothing
but resist. The text(ure) is granular. His text is almost as repellant as
his poetry. Or maybe it is more repellant. There are those who seem to
have access to some sort of key with which the work can be "understood"
and good luck to them, but to me there is nothing but surface and that
surface is as reflective as mirror shades.
It seems that Prynne devotees have to learn to decode his work in the
manner of the crossword puzzle fanatic solving a particularly difficult
puzzle. Or does the process involve discovering and accepting Prynne's own
reading? Whatever, I imagine Prynne smiling to himself as he goes about
his day knowing that there is a worship of scholars following his paper
trail wherever it may lead.
I am glad there is a Prynne. I would not have it otherwise. But i do find
it puzzling that so many bright people should wish to spend so much of
their time and energy playing with his language as if it were Lego,
referring to the instruction sheet in order to assemble the model (which
is then not particularly important, it seems - the fun is in the
construction).
Viva Araucaria.
Steve
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