tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post174702261309869834..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: Shakespeare's Sonnet Number 1Brian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-52184208311729541742013-07-11T19:16:28.809-04:002013-07-11T19:16:28.809-04:00Hi Caroline - I really must read Tennyson again!
...Hi Caroline - I really must read Tennyson again!<br /><br />Though I am not one hundred percent certain about the entire order of composition, the first eleven of the sonnets seem to go in order.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-62576953684521137062013-07-11T12:26:30.992-04:002013-07-11T12:26:30.992-04:00I am not familiar enough with Shakespeare's po...I am not familiar enough with Shakespeare's poems to say anything about. Like Guy I used to have Tennyson next to my bed, I really love his poems. <br />Is the first the first one he wrote, are they in chronological order? <br />Maybe he was still trying to find his own voice. Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-58820896585520974562013-07-09T21:00:56.319-04:002013-07-09T21:00:56.319-04:00Hi Guy - I only read a little Tennyson in school. ...Hi Guy - I only read a little Tennyson in school. Though I think that you may be on to something about keep a book of poetry near one's bed and digesting it in small morsels.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-59847126083396480742013-07-09T20:59:38.587-04:002013-07-09T20:59:38.587-04:00Hi Petty - Thanks! I must admit that my literature...Hi Petty - Thanks! I must admit that my literature teachers and professors were pretty good. I was i who was a bit of a boor at that age.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-44497074280897826952013-07-09T14:47:01.795-04:002013-07-09T14:47:01.795-04:00I keep a volume of Tennyson next to my bedI keep a volume of Tennyson next to my bedGuy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-50095254016174945122013-07-09T07:40:06.815-04:002013-07-09T07:40:06.815-04:00A shame my various English Lit teachers didn't...A shame my various English Lit teachers didn't have such a passion for their subject and made Shakespeare sound about as interesting as dirty dishwater. If I'd read this post as a schoolgirl I may well not have developed such a dread of all matters Bard.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-51532660413127561872013-07-09T07:10:41.185-04:002013-07-09T07:10:41.185-04:00Hi Guy - Like everything else literary when it com...Hi Guy - Like everything else literary when it comes to poetry i do not read enough. My readings have been very limited. i would say that my favorite poet is Whitman, but I have not read some of the greats. I have also read Frost, and a few others fairly extensively. Right now I am reading some poetry from Emerson.<br /><br />There is really something about Shakespeare however!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-9245747669206321462013-07-09T00:33:35.434-04:002013-07-09T00:33:35.434-04:00Do you like/read poetry much or is it a thing for ...Do you like/read poetry much or is it a thing for Shakespeare? Favourite poets?Guy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-4574879597620667752013-07-08T21:31:40.785-04:002013-07-08T21:31:40.785-04:00Hi Sharon - I think that folks, myself included of...Hi Sharon - I think that folks, myself included often fall into idea that we must pin down an author's thinking throughout their body of work. But as we all know people are very changeable.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for the good word!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-71265430957500932382013-07-08T21:29:29.743-04:002013-07-08T21:29:29.743-04:00Hi Lucy - I have no doubt that as long as civiliza...Hi Lucy - I have no doubt that as long as civilization does not collapse, Shakespeare will be valued.<br /><br /><br />OPf course the love and life thing here is very opinionated, I know that there is some debate about whether or not the object of these Sonnets was a real person or just a hypothetical one. If it was a real person I wonder what their reaction to this was.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-7284164777372653792013-07-08T20:53:23.090-04:002013-07-08T20:53:23.090-04:00I agree that we can put down words that become per...I agree that we can put down words that become permanent when the mood was, in fact, only fleeting. Very nicely put about Shakespeare creating beauty in his attempt to persuade another to "procreate" beauty. Thanks for the insightful review.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-18828554352158050532013-07-08T15:11:18.733-04:002013-07-08T15:11:18.733-04:00I really like that you're analysing the first ...I really like that you're analysing the first sonnet! It says so much about love, life, and what we aim for. I've also found it to be so different to the Shakespeare I'm used to... it seems to expose something much more intimate about his character.<br /><br />I definitely agree with your point on the immortality of Shakespeare's poetry - I hope his work will be retained throughout the future, regardless of technological advances. <br /><br />I look forward to your future posts on the Sonnets!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103141646225036708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-44783952757356139582013-07-08T09:00:25.963-04:002013-07-08T09:00:25.963-04:00Hi Harvee - Thanks! One could argue that I raised ...Hi Harvee - Thanks! One could argue that I raised more questions here then I interpreted, however!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-58219357589307200852013-07-08T08:58:29.448-04:002013-07-08T08:58:29.448-04:00Loved your interpretation. Brings fresh meaning to...Loved your interpretation. Brings fresh meaning to the sonnet for me!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-18923763715947816972013-07-07T21:31:47.907-04:002013-07-07T21:31:47.907-04:00Hi Suko - Sometimes I do think of reading as tackl...Hi Suko - Sometimes I do think of reading as tackling heroic quests. Of course it is a little safer :)Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-23489421178807725632013-07-07T20:43:03.436-04:002013-07-07T20:43:03.436-04:00You're brave to tackle the meaning of this son...You're brave to tackle the meaning of this sonnet. Very interesting post! Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.com