tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post2772135131300598218..comments2024-03-07T12:57:35.296-05:00Comments on Varieties of Unreligious Experience: London Belongs To—Conrad H. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-84757664726685442052009-02-08T01:40:00.000-05:002009-02-08T01:40:00.000-05:00I hate that part about snow at the end of The Dead...I hate that part about snow at the end of The Dead. To begin with, I don't feel that way about snow, so for me the symbolism utterly fails. And given that, I ended up completely doubting realistic symbolism / symbolic realism. It was as if someone for whom onions were loathsome climaxed a story with lots of horrible onions, or as if he stuck in a Coca-Cola ad or a public health notice.<BR/><BR/>And I like the story and the writing otherwise. <BR/><BR/>Going further on a snow theme, I just love seeing bare trees in winter. The patterns in the branches are more visible, etc., etc. And you can also think, "Right now this tree is bare and looks completely dead, But it will be flourishing in a few months, and it's older than I am and will almost certainly survive me". <BR/><BR/>And thatt's a comfort, even though it doesn't rationally seem that it should be.John Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058849885222086640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-40791760034583727912009-02-05T20:46:00.000-05:002009-02-05T20:46:00.000-05:00A far prettier journey than that of the infamous, ...A far prettier journey than that of the infamous, silent bagel.AJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254940702398167176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-13276344667202626652009-02-03T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-03T17:01:00.000-05:00Thanks, Andrew.Thanks, Andrew.Conrad H. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-56334313060022643382009-02-02T21:55:00.000-05:002009-02-02T21:55:00.000-05:00As always, Conrad, your writing...It must be quite...As always, Conrad, your writing...<BR/><BR/>It must be quite something to see London deep in snow...having never seen London at all, I can only imagine, although your words go a long way to making it alive in the mind's eye.<BR/><BR/>We have had a record snowfall here, I believe. If only we shut down...but widgets must be made, and we are a Nordic people, so we salt the sidewalks and carry on!Andrew W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00071098030747838202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-37073822018877415362009-02-02T20:33:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:33:00.000-05:00My very dear Mr. Roth,The Wesleyan painted windows...My very dear Mr. Roth,<BR/><BR/>The Wesleyan painted windows are quite remarkable. As a Louisiana girl, I am still filled with a wide-eyed wonderment when I see the lovely snow. (Despite the years of Chicago winters). <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, the snow will keep falling and we may continue to frolic amidst the flurries. <BR/><BR/>Mrs. Lily RothMrs. Lily-Plum Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113658106052915152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-56873780033800531602009-02-02T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-02T19:54:00.000-05:00John: Well, thank you very much.Arnold: Yes, it is...John: Well, thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>Arnold: Yes, it is paying dividends all the time, thanks again for it. I should like to have seen Euston Road without traffic, something almost unimaginable. But at least I feel better for not having bothered into the library: I would have been quite irate to arrive at locked doors!Conrad H. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916542057749474124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-73026207113336739402009-02-02T08:32:00.000-05:002009-02-02T08:32:00.000-05:00I'm delighted to see you making use of my Christma...I'm delighted to see you making use of my <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nairns-London-Ian-Nairn/dp/B0007DVOJG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233580902&sr=1-6" REL="nofollow">Christmas present</A>; I thought it might appeal.<BR/><BR/>Most of London seems to have decided to take the day off today; the streets are wonderfully quiet, and even in the Euston Road there is very little traffic. Our Reading Rooms are closed, so we are not bothered by all those pesky readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433842.post-69173081909481779482009-02-02T01:44:00.000-05:002009-02-02T01:44:00.000-05:00Ulysses transposed to the key of London.<I>Ulysses</I> transposed to the key of London.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.com