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Antithesis to the article of Mr.Major.
Emerson as deity is made by people (it was actually not his intention). It’s like Duchamp with his “Fontaine”. His intention was to make ready-made anti-art. Now his anti-art became classical and is exhibitioned as art, not as urinal in museum.
Emerson with his transcedental pre-critics of consumer society is all we need. Especially because he doesn’t criticize the society of consumers, but the humans eternal and senseless need to have something. Because if one has something, he will want something more to this something. And fractalization of useless needs is one of the neat reasons for our senseless decay.
And his gift theory is priceless.
“Emerson has no essence to give?” That’s the essence he gives us, that’s why he’s nice guy.
Antithesis to the article of Mr.Major.
Emerson as deity is made by people (it was actually not his intention). It’s like Duchamp with his “Fontaine”. His intention was to make ready-made anti-art. Now his anti-art became classical and is exhibitioned as art, not as urinal in museum.
Emerson with his transcedental pre-critics of consumer society is all we need. Especially because he doesn’t criticize the society of consumers, but the humans eternal and senseless need to have something. Because if one has something, he will want something more to this something. And fractalization of useless needs is one of the neat reasons for our senseless decay.
And his gift theory is priceless.
“Emerson has no essence to give?” That’s the essence he gives us, that’s why he’s nice guy.
fuck that. emerson was the shit. and he inspired walt whitman, who inspired william carlos williams and a million others, etc.
fuck that. emerson was the shit. and he inspired walt whitman, who inspired william carlos williams and a million others, etc.
If these two guys are too stupid to teach Emerson, then they should have the decency to resign their positions. I feel like we see more and more of this all the time– academics broadcasting their incompetence like it’s a fucking merit badge. Understandable, I guess, in Sarah Palin’s America (the same America, incidentally, where the new Diesel jeans ad slogan is BE STUPID) that even professors would want to get in on the action, but this really grosses me out.
If these two guys are too stupid to teach Emerson, then they should have the decency to resign their positions. I feel like we see more and more of this all the time– academics broadcasting their incompetence like it’s a fucking merit badge. Understandable, I guess, in Sarah Palin’s America (the same America, incidentally, where the new Diesel jeans ad slogan is BE STUPID) that even professors would want to get in on the action, but this really grosses me out.
hobgoblin
hobgoblin
you seem peeved
you seem peeved
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds” or something like that, right? If Emerson was alive he could dispense with these guys in a couple of sentences.
I’m still hoping the whole thing was a joke.
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds” or something like that, right? If Emerson was alive he could dispense with these guys in a couple of sentences.
I’m still hoping the whole thing was a joke.
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds” or something like that, right? If Emerson was alive he could dispense with these guys in a couple of sentences.
I’m still hoping the whole thing was a joke.
Another pissed off commenter (other than yours truly, that is) over in the Chronicle’s comments thread points people interested in Emerson to this long Christopher Lydon interview with Harold Bloom, conducted on the occasion of Emerson’s bicentennial.
http://www.radioopensource.org/the-harold-bloom-tapes/
Another pissed off commenter (other than yours truly, that is) over in the Chronicle’s comments thread points people interested in Emerson to this long Christopher Lydon interview with Harold Bloom, conducted on the occasion of Emerson’s bicentennial.
http://www.radioopensource.org/the-harold-bloom-tapes/
Another pissed off commenter (other than yours truly, that is) over in the Chronicle’s comments thread points people interested in Emerson to this long Christopher Lydon interview with Harold Bloom, conducted on the occasion of Emerson’s bicentennial.
http://www.radioopensource.org/the-harold-bloom-tapes/
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
I think we are only about 5 years away from English departments totally caving to cultural studies and it will be easier to find a class studying pogs and 80s cartoons hows than Milton of Faulkner.
I think we are only about 5 years away from English departments totally caving to cultural studies and it will be easier to find a class studying pogs and 80s cartoons hows than Milton of Faulkner.
I think we are only about 5 years away from English departments totally caving to cultural studies and it will be easier to find a class studying pogs and 80s cartoons hows than Milton of Faulkner.
You said it well, Justin. Very well, actually.
You said it well, Justin. Very well, actually.
You said it well, Justin. Very well, actually.
that’s an unfair description of cultural studies
that’s an unfair description of cultural studies
that’s an unfair description of cultural studies
yeah it was too nice, but I didn’t want make anyone too mad.
yeah it was too nice, but I didn’t want make anyone too mad.
yeah it was too nice, but I didn’t want make anyone too mad.
let’s hear it, lincoln!
let’s hear it, lincoln!
let’s hear it, lincoln!
stopped reading it about three paragraphs in because i realized i didn’t care about the article or the ideas of the author.
stopped reading it about three paragraphs in because i realized i didn’t care about the article or the ideas of the author.
stopped reading it about three paragraphs in because i realized i didn’t care about the article or the ideas of the author.
2nded.
2nded.
2nded.
holy shit, I forgot pogs.
holy shit, I forgot pogs.
holy shit, I forgot pogs.
Can’t wait to get into these. I have to admit, this turn of phrase by the commenter “hurley” made me laugh a little:
“Modern Emersonians”
I count myself lucky to have been taught Emerson by Dr. Habich at Ball State. Dude knows his shit about Emerson/transcendentalism/-ists. You ever have him for American Lit, Dan or Nate?
Can’t wait to get into these. I have to admit, this turn of phrase by the commenter “hurley” made me laugh a little:
“Modern Emersonians”
I count myself lucky to have been taught Emerson by Dr. Habich at Ball State. Dude knows his shit about Emerson/transcendentalism/-ists. You ever have him for American Lit, Dan or Nate?
Can’t wait to get into these. I have to admit, this turn of phrase by the commenter “hurley” made me laugh a little:
“Modern Emersonians”
I count myself lucky to have been taught Emerson by Dr. Habich at Ball State. Dude knows his shit about Emerson/transcendentalism/-ists. You ever have him for American Lit, Dan or Nate?
How could you forget pogs? I think I still have my slammer around somewhere.
How could you forget pogs? I think I still have my slammer around somewhere.
How could you forget pogs? I think I still have my slammer around somewhere.
I remember reading Emerson in high school and getting pretty pumped up about being alive.
I remember reading Emerson in high school and getting pretty pumped up about being alive.
I remember reading Emerson in high school and getting pretty pumped up about being alive.
For those interested in other interviews with Bloom by Lydon search around the site, he’s done several outside of these dealing specifically with Emerson. But with Bloom Emerson is always in the air anyways.
For those interested in other interviews with Bloom by Lydon search around the site, he’s done several outside of these dealing specifically with Emerson. But with Bloom Emerson is always in the air anyways.
For those interested in other interviews with Bloom by Lydon search around the site, he’s done several outside of these dealing specifically with Emerson. But with Bloom Emerson is always in the air anyways.