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David: I lied. >Spenser's ordinary level of fluency is so high that new lines rise >to the surface every time I reread. This morning's labor was FQ >Book 4, where I found myself staring at the opening line of the >passage that describes Ate's dwelling: "And all within the riven >walls were hung." Harry Berger says this sort of music puts his >students to sleep. I find that it keeps me engaged--rewarded--at >the level of "reading as if listening." And because it lures me to >slow down, it often serves for me as an unnoticed transition into >the activity Berger calls "reading as if perusing," which means, >roughly, reading as if Cleanth Brooks. > > > >David Lee Miller > >Department of English 543 Boonesboro Ave >University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40508 >Lexington, KY 40506-0027 (859) 252-3680 >(859) 257-6965 >FAX 323-1072 > >