In this video, I talk about a Mervyn Peake illustrated edition of 'Frankenstein', I got this wrong. Peake famously illustrated 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' - oops, sorry.
I haven't thought about reading fantasy in years. I used to. Back in high school and soon afterward, I dove in and out of fantasy worlds. Then time became constrained by other interests (as it tends to). I love that you brought me back to that wonder, at least briefly, that wonder amidst beauty (maybe The Gormenghast Trilogy should be my return). And your love for Billy Blue is perhaps the most beautiful of all. Somehow, you made your commentary on Beauty in Catharsis feel like a catharsis itself, an abundant release (agree wholeheartedly with your comments on Plato's limitations-the later Socrates becomes so lost amidst the fixations of his student)!
Thanks for this response, Ruben. I really appreciate our bookish connection, & this was such a terrific tag, I had a blast with this one. 'Gormenghast' is irreplaceable. It is much closer to an Iris Murdoch novel than to fantasy, really - a Gothic Iris Murdoch. I always feel like I'm missing something with Plato, there has to be some magic I'm not getting, but alas...
Hello, Phillip! That was a wonderful video. Indeed, your love of Billy-Blue is very apparent ❤. After watching the different people who've been tagged, I found myself most interested in everyone's selection for Beauty Amidst Pain and Catharsis. The notion of healing through forgetting like in Buried Giant really spoke to me. Happy reading 📚 ✌️😃
I love the way you speak about those Greek tragedies - with so much admiration and reverence! Raina was also quite sick when we got her - she had heartworm and had just had puppies! She had been very inactive and her poor body was very misshapen. Imagine poor Billy - a majestic runner who has to undergo an amputation! Survivors of amputation are a special breed!
Yes, the love & graciousness we get from a wagging tail - an incredible blessing. I had a blast making this video - so much fun. thanks for watching, Reney.
Thank you, Meg. You are a gem. I am fluent in a very small range of registers, & incompetent in many more. I am so enjoying this BookTube. The welcome & affirmation is irreplaceable. I cherish our bookish connection.
@@apoetreadstowrite Yes, the word catharsis (κάθαρσις) was already part of the Greek language, meaning "purification" or "cleansing." Aristotle adapted the term to describe the emotional effect of tragedy on the audience, suggesting that through the experiences of pity (eleos) and fear (phobos), viewers undergo a kind of emotional purification or release.
@@TheLinguistsLibrary: it's an astounding idea, isn't it? Right there at the fountainhead of literary criticism. Aristotle was such an original thinker, & he experienced so much bigotry in Athens, he was never really accepted as anything other than an outsider.
I'm trying to get my Greek classical literature collection going and I didn't know where to start, this is a great guide. The racing industry is unknown to me but I'm so glad you found sweet Billy, you two saved each other. Your knowledge of Tolkien is astonishing. I love Marilyn Monroe and Truman Capote so Norma Jeane Baker of Troy sounds fantastic!
@@apoetreadstowrite I comment way too fast and forget half of what I wanted to say. I agree with you, I think Tolkien should've tried his hand at poetry more, I mean it's clear he loved it.
@@TheLinguistsLibrary: I think he realised that he didn't have the craft or aptitude to pull it off. Alliterative poetry was his first love, but he couldn't quite get the magic out of that old hat.
@@apoetreadstowrite They're publishing a collection of Tolkien's Poetry as of tomorrow I believe. It's like 1500 pages! I don't know what the quality will be like but I would love to get my hands on it either way
@@SeaninsShelf: Tolkien was not a poet (or not a good one). I adore The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, but the critical reception of Tolkien has become totally overwhelmed by the tidal wave of 'bestseller'. Well, this is how I read the situation.
BookTube is an astounding community. I really treasure that this medium allows us to connect (across hemispheres) with one another's bookish passions. I think this is such a blessing!
I read Earthsea as a young man, about the same time I got into the Belgariad. I should re-visit. Antigone is my favourite of Greek plays - and The Persians. The three plays of the Oresteia are magnificent. And of course, Tolkien [his unfinished tales...] BUT Gormanghast - I need to gird my loins for that one!
@@book-ramble: Unfortunately, I've not seen the tv series, but the books are terrific. But, when approaching them, think Iris Murdoch, & not your 'typical' fantasy. They are a very different in their world creation to Tolkien.
Well, I hope they have no more tragedy, Callisto is a magnificent name - love it. I am so lucky to live with Billy. He just loves me to bits, & makes me feel safe, I really can't imagine a life without him. hope your Callisto is thriving with love. Thanks for stopping by.
In this video, I talk about a Mervyn Peake illustrated edition of 'Frankenstein', I got this wrong. Peake famously illustrated 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' - oops, sorry.
I haven't thought about reading fantasy in years. I used to. Back in high school and soon afterward, I dove in and out of fantasy worlds. Then time became constrained by other interests (as it tends to). I love that you brought me back to that wonder, at least briefly, that wonder amidst beauty (maybe The Gormenghast Trilogy should be my return). And your love for Billy Blue is perhaps the most beautiful of all.
Somehow, you made your commentary on Beauty in Catharsis feel like a catharsis itself, an abundant release (agree wholeheartedly with your comments on Plato's limitations-the later Socrates becomes so lost amidst the fixations of his student)!
Thanks for this response, Ruben. I really appreciate our bookish connection, & this was such a terrific tag, I had a blast with this one. 'Gormenghast' is irreplaceable. It is much closer to an Iris Murdoch novel than to fantasy, really - a Gothic Iris Murdoch. I always feel like I'm missing something with Plato, there has to be some magic I'm not getting, but alas...
Hello, Phillip!
That was a wonderful video. Indeed, your love of Billy-Blue is very apparent ❤.
After watching the different people who've been tagged, I found myself most interested in everyone's selection for Beauty Amidst Pain and Catharsis. The notion of healing through forgetting like in Buried Giant really spoke to me.
Happy reading 📚
✌️😃
Ah, thanks for this generous & affirmative response to my video.Yes, I had a blast making this one - so much fun!
I'm really enjoying our bookish connection - cheers!
I love the way you speak about those Greek tragedies - with so much admiration and reverence! Raina was also quite sick when we got her - she had heartworm and had just had puppies! She had been very inactive and her poor body was very misshapen. Imagine poor Billy - a majestic runner who has to undergo an amputation! Survivors of amputation are a special breed!
Thanks for always being so generous & affirming with your response to videos. I love reading your comments.
Yes, the love & graciousness we get from a wagging tail - an incredible blessing. I had a blast making this video - so much fun. thanks for watching, Reney.
@@apoetreadstowrite thank you! I genuinely enjoy your content and love your enthusiasm!
@@BeyondBooks-wt5il: This BookTube is such a lark. I'm enjoying it. And I really appreciate our bookish connection.
Wow! You really know your stuff! This was a very interesting video.
Thank you, Meg. You are a gem. I am fluent in a very small range of registers, & incompetent in many more. I am so enjoying this BookTube. The welcome & affirmation is irreplaceable. I cherish our bookish connection.
@@apoetreadstowrite Me too, Phillip😍
@@booksoffthebeatenpath: Thank you!
Aristotle gave a new meaning to the word catharsis to describe the point of tragedy in Poetics. We needed this recommendation!
Well, Aristotle developed the idea in his 'Poetics'. He was such a brilliant classifier & definer, my favourite ancient philosopher.
@@apoetreadstowrite Yes, the word catharsis (κάθαρσις) was already part of the Greek language, meaning "purification" or "cleansing." Aristotle adapted the term to describe the emotional effect of tragedy on the audience, suggesting that through the experiences of pity (eleos) and fear (phobos), viewers undergo a kind of emotional purification or release.
@@apoetreadstowrite I hope to learn Greek one day, I can only imagine how these guys sound in their native tongue. It's so hard though...lol
@@TheLinguistsLibrary: You are phenomenal. I will have to revel in my translations...
@@TheLinguistsLibrary: it's an astounding idea, isn't it? Right there at the fountainhead of literary criticism. Aristotle was such an original thinker, & he experienced so much bigotry in Athens, he was never really accepted as anything other than an outsider.
I'm trying to get my Greek classical literature collection going and I didn't know where to start, this is a great guide. The racing industry is unknown to me but I'm so glad you found sweet Billy, you two saved each other. Your knowledge of Tolkien is astonishing. I love Marilyn Monroe and Truman Capote so Norma Jeane Baker of Troy sounds fantastic!
Anne Carson is a magician!
@@apoetreadstowrite I comment way too fast and forget half of what I wanted to say. I agree with you, I think Tolkien should've tried his hand at poetry more, I mean it's clear he loved it.
@@TheLinguistsLibrary: I think he realised that he didn't have the craft or aptitude to pull it off. Alliterative poetry was his first love, but he couldn't quite get the magic out of that old hat.
@@apoetreadstowrite They're publishing a collection of Tolkien's Poetry as of tomorrow I believe. It's like 1500 pages! I don't know what the quality will be like but I would love to get my hands on it either way
@@SeaninsShelf: Tolkien was not a poet (or not a good one). I adore The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, but the critical reception of Tolkien has become totally overwhelmed by the tidal wave of 'bestseller'. Well, this is how I read the situation.
I really enjoy your passion and energy!
Ah, thanks for the generous & kind reply. I really enjoyed making this video.
Thanks for stopping by. It will be a joy to follow one another's bookish adventures.
Great video. Your enthusiasm is contagious 😊
Thanks for such a generous & affirmative response to my video. I really appreciate our bookish connection.
BookTube is an astounding community. I really treasure that this medium allows us to connect (across hemispheres) with one another's bookish passions. I think this is such a blessing!
@@apoetreadstowrite oh I totally agree. I now feel I have bookish friends around the world 😁
@@RaynorReadsStuff: You are brilliant, & such a generous & affirming Booktube ambassador.
I read Earthsea as a young man, about the same time I got into the Belgariad. I should re-visit. Antigone is my favourite of Greek plays - and The Persians. The three plays of the Oresteia are magnificent. And of course, Tolkien [his unfinished tales...] BUT Gormanghast - I need to gird my loins for that one!
Ah, we share many obsessions. Really glad to have discovered one another. I really appreciate this bookish connection.
I hope you discover 'Gormanghast' one day. It is magnificent. A very different beast to Tolkien, but a whole universe to revel in.
@@apoetreadstowrite I shall... I loved the tv series they did in the UK.
@@apoetreadstowrite Likewise, sir.
@@book-ramble: Unfortunately, I've not seen the tv series, but the books are terrific. But, when approaching them, think Iris Murdoch, & not your 'typical' fantasy. They are a very different in their world creation to Tolkien.
Our grey's name is Callisto "most beautful" a bit of a tragedy in mythology though.
Well, I hope they have no more tragedy, Callisto is a magnificent name - love it. I am so lucky to live with Billy. He just loves me to bits, & makes me feel safe, I really can't imagine a life without him. hope your Callisto is thriving with love. Thanks for stopping by.
Have you had dogs throughout your life?
Yes, Billy's special because of what he means to me, but yes, always lived with dogs. I was always 'nature boy'...
@@apoetreadstowrite Billy’s introduction into your life makes for an amazing story.
@@davidnovakreadspoetry: Yes, I love him to bits. I've been so lucky to be matched to him. He is a perfect therapy hound.
@@davidnovakreadspoetry: In many ways, my forthcoming autobiography-in-verse, is turning into a love letter to Billy - odd, quirky times.