tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post5211319497664590899..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: Shakespeare Sonnet Number 2Brian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-31424295706548289132013-09-13T18:04:17.542-04:002013-09-13T18:04:17.542-04:00Hi Parish - Already thinking about the next one!Hi Parish - Already thinking about the next one!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-65297525044706982002013-09-13T16:22:16.090-04:002013-09-13T16:22:16.090-04:00loving the fact there's more poetry out there....loving the fact there's more poetry out there. can't wait for the next.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-45462321392746725622013-09-12T22:24:13.041-04:002013-09-12T22:24:13.041-04:00Hi Jane - Now that is an interesting theory! There...Hi Jane - Now that is an interesting theory! There may be something to it. It seems to make sense.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-62273888145107162942013-09-12T18:10:59.042-04:002013-09-12T18:10:59.042-04:00I thought I left this comment but it never showed ...I thought I left this comment but it never showed up, so pardon if this is a duplicate...<br /><br />It could be that "this fair child of mine" is a literary work, ala Jane Austen referring to P&P as her "own darling child." When you think about it, literary works do a better job of immortalizing an individual than do actually offspring. <br /><br />I believe the notion of living on in literature is a theme that Shakespeare touches on in both the plays and other sonnets. Just don't ask me to quote where without some Googling :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-28625856979333217502013-09-12T17:32:19.188-04:002013-09-12T17:32:19.188-04:00Unless, of course, the "fair child" is a...Unless, of course, the "fair child" is a literary work, ala Jane Austen referring to P&P as her "own darling child." A work of art, the fruits of one's genius instead of loins, lives on, and immortalizes the author forever, if it is worthy.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-56644885262816301922013-09-11T18:04:32.986-04:002013-09-11T18:04:32.986-04:00Hi Petty - That is indeed a great cover.
When I ...Hi Petty - That is indeed a great cover. <br /><br />When I sum up all his work, I think that Shakespeare is not at all optimistic. Thus the depressing nature of this and many of his other works.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-27879233017410850752013-09-11T11:01:53.815-04:002013-09-11T11:01:53.815-04:00Loving the cover. I have to agree with Naida in th...Loving the cover. I have to agree with Naida in that I also find this quite depressing. I mean 'Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now,<br />Will be a tatter'd weed, of small worth held' - as if we need reminding.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-50194724234243705572013-09-11T06:11:57.838-04:002013-09-11T06:11:57.838-04:00Hi Sharon - I kind of see what I am doing here as ...Hi Sharon - I kind of see what I am doing here as less analysis and more of just writing about what I am thinking when I read these poems.<br /><br />Mazzy Star is good music to listening to. However I find that I cannot read while listening to music one distracts me from the other.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-11304824854963214112013-09-10T23:02:29.147-04:002013-09-10T23:02:29.147-04:00Do you read poetry while listening to music. I re...Do you read poetry while listening to music. I read your blog and the sonnet while listening to Mazzy Star. I felt they went rather well together. I've never been good at analyzing Shakespeare although I enjoy reading him. Mostly I enjoy watching well done productions of his plays.<br />I appreciate your analysis. Thanks for the review.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-39556325217215465122013-09-10T19:26:32.884-04:002013-09-10T19:26:32.884-04:00Hi Miguel - I did not really think about it before...Hi Miguel - I did not really think about it before, but come to think of it, that is a funny expression.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-75022446957869132322013-09-10T19:22:10.666-04:002013-09-10T19:22:10.666-04:00Am I the only one who finds the expression 'lu...Am I the only one who finds the expression 'lusty days' hilarious?LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-65424365909445591422013-09-10T19:20:04.711-04:002013-09-10T19:20:04.711-04:00Hi james - thanks for the kind words and thanks fo...Hi james - thanks for the kind words and thanks for the link.<br /><br />One can indeed find much meaning to these poems. I agree that going back to them after months or years opens up new vistas.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-91859283907142821502013-09-10T18:29:13.216-04:002013-09-10T18:29:13.216-04:00Once again I discover another intersection between...Once again I discover another intersection between your reading interests and mine. I am impressed with your commentary on this sonnet of Shakespeare. I return to his collection of sonnets from time to time and read them at random continually finding further meaning in those I may have previously ignored or dismissed. I sometimes share one with no comment. But almost three years ago I shared two of my favorites in memory of a dear friend (http://frugalchariot.blogspot.com/2010/09/two-sonnets-these-are-among-my-favorite.html).Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-81410362890703379042013-09-10T09:39:05.948-04:002013-09-10T09:39:05.948-04:00Hi Heidi - Thanks for the good word.
Indeed child...Hi Heidi - Thanks for the good word.<br /><br />Indeed children can be a comfort and a motivator. The reasoning explored in this particular Sonnet seems to be vicarious living through one's children which seems to be a little different.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-33269567157033082122013-09-10T09:31:26.740-04:002013-09-10T09:31:26.740-04:00Hi Caroline - I am actually not sure about which S...Hi Caroline - I am actually not sure about which Sonnet is most famous but this one gets quoted a lot.<br /><br /><br />i do read of folks who lived in this period living to be old and supposedly healthy. I guess we do not know how they exactly looked as portraits could be deceiving. I suppose that holding up one's appearance past forty was a rarity.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-56730022689186209742013-09-10T09:30:15.886-04:002013-09-10T09:30:15.886-04:00I love your reviews on Shakespeare's sonnets. ...I love your reviews on Shakespeare's sonnets. Either I haven't read this one before or I read it in my college Shakespeare class and forgot. Thanks for the opportunity to read it in your post. Maybe 40 was old with life expectancy at that time and maybe he was having a mid-life philosophical discussion with himself. My husband married me near age 40. He says that it made such a difference for him at work--it gave him an incentive to work hard for the children's benefit. Maybe on the surface Shakespeare felt that at least he could have children to pass things onto, but underneath he was a little sarcastic as well. Children are a comfort, but he probably didn't want to be old! Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-33516351828327618252013-09-10T08:42:58.666-04:002013-09-10T08:42:58.666-04:00Definitely not simple. Isn't this the most fam...Definitely not simple. Isn't this the most famous of his sonnets? Or was it another one. One is more often quoted than others. <br />The idea that he writes about a 40year old is indeed striking, but that's how it was. Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-48745508086676815742013-09-10T06:24:28.089-04:002013-09-10T06:24:28.089-04:00Hi VB - Even though these Sonnets are short, like ...Hi VB - Even though these Sonnets are short, like most things that Shakespeare wrote, they are rarely simple. Hence I think that there are often new perspectives to see them in.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-24459109557843773532013-09-10T00:37:27.704-04:002013-09-10T00:37:27.704-04:00interesting thoughts on that Brian, though it soun...interesting thoughts on that Brian, though it sounds grey on the periphery it seems to have greater meaning on the course of life..You have given interesting dimension making me to add this to my shelf and I have downloaded this too..thanks again!!!vbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815931257531886393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-23849935641307368222013-09-09T18:00:06.495-04:002013-09-09T18:00:06.495-04:00Hi Suko - They are also available online. As they ...Hi Suko - They are also available online. As they are well past copyright they are free to read on a computer or to download on to a mobile device.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-789772758061541792013-09-09T17:33:59.716-04:002013-09-09T17:33:59.716-04:00Interesting thoughts in this post! I'm going ...Interesting thoughts in this post! I'm going to take a look in my book shelves and see if I have a copy of the sonnets. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-61231754465891683832013-09-08T19:14:58.762-04:002013-09-08T19:14:58.762-04:00Hi Naida - Ironic that this can be looked at as de...Hi Naida - Ironic that this can be looked at as depressing when it was, at least on the surface meant to be a song of praise.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-82514628471982011282013-09-08T17:25:30.885-04:002013-09-08T17:25:30.885-04:00Well, now that you think of it Brian, this one is ...Well, now that you think of it Brian, this one is depressing. Having children so one's youth and beauty can live on through them. "Within thine own deep-sunken eyes"...it's like the eyes are the mirrors to the soul, look deep enough and you can see a person's lost youth.<br />Happy Sunday!The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.com