rushedbehind wrote:just read delany's babel-17 and loved it. i've tried dhalgren a couple of times.. both times i was moved by the opening but then ran out of steam around page 200 -- any words of advice?
rushedbehind wrote:just read delany's babel-17 and loved it. i've tried dhalgren a couple of times.. both times i was moved by the opening but then ran out of steam around page 200 -- any words of advice?
mactheo wrote:vivian darko wrote:moby-dick is one of the best books ever
I have no idea how people write about this book and I have little interest in reading any criticism or interpretation.
walt whitman wrote:rushedbehind wrote:just read delany's babel-17 and loved it. i've tried dhalgren a couple of times.. both times i was moved by the opening but then ran out of steam around page 200 -- any words of advice?
think im in the minority here but,
for me, the first half of dhalgren was thrilling and loses steam as it goes on
re advice- i would say accept that it will not resolve into anything resembling conventional sci-fi storytelling, in case you were seeking that
also, maybe read DWB's thesis on Dhalgren
dmitry wrote:it doesn't seem any more postmodernist or "unexplained" than anything from magical realism
pablito wrote:looking for a rec from any art history heads here - i'm really interested in learning more about woodcuts and printmaking in general. any leads on some good books to start checkin out some rad renaissance and early modern prints?
walt whitman wrote:pablito wrote:looking for a rec from any art history heads here - i'm really interested in learning more about woodcuts and printmaking in general. any leads on some good books to start checkin out some rad renaissance and early modern prints?
not really my period/format, but maybe start by googling 'Albrecht Durer'...
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monkey d stiltzkin wrote:pure poppycock from Seamus yet again
pablito wrote:looking for a rec from any art history heads here - i'm really interested in learning more about woodcuts and printmaking in general. any leads on some good books to start checkin out some rad renaissance and early modern prints?
He divides his book into three main sections: print production, the European print trade, and the use and understanding of the print. The first, and longest, covers not just technology and the capacity of copper plates, but also lettering, copying, censorship, colouring, book illustration, and the survival and loss of prints. The second deals with financing, patronage, state and private publication, marketing, buyers, and cheap prints and the itinerant trade. The final main section deals with views on the utility of the print, display and storage, collecting, early literature on prints, their use in the art world, and the heirarchy of techniques. A brief coda looks at the print since 1820.
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