tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post8854316862190358462..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: The Resonance of LiteratureADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-23478113805029478352010-07-11T09:04:24.351-04:002010-07-11T09:04:24.351-04:00The Jewel In The Crown was one of the defining mom...The Jewel In The Crown was one of the defining moments of my life. It did not happen all that long ago, so obviously we keep on growing as time goes on.<br /><br />We watch the DVD once a year: in the depths of winter. Squeezing it into one weekend recreates the landscapes of Scott with an intensity that it leaves one gasping for "shape with jam" when it ends.<br /><br />Anthony Burgess's early work was head and shoulders above his later. Clockwork incorporates the narrative strength of the early work with the madness of the later.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-51421492343776777192010-07-09T16:04:19.403-04:002010-07-09T16:04:19.403-04:00You called certain authors "household words&q...You called certain authors "household words" then qualified that statement by adding their birth country. This made me think that those authors are actually household words not depending on the country but the household. For example, in France, "Orwell" will be a household word in certain households in two domains : fiction and cinema. In other households, those of many of my collegues, for instance, the name is entirely unknown. And then some authors, filmmakers and painters are houshold words where ever. I would wager : Shakespeare, Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Disney... and not many others actually. I would not wager on any of the authors on your list truly being household words in the States. <br /><br />I enjoyed the post and the pictures and the rendition of the wonderful feeling of electing one's own Top Rankers!Michelle D-Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-57124743228740184062010-07-03T11:37:31.825-04:002010-07-03T11:37:31.825-04:00The pleasure of seeing "The Jewel in the Crow...The pleasure of seeing "The Jewel in the Crown" for a second time cannot, in my humble view, be matched by anything on offer from TV now. And that's a shame in view of ever improving technological skills in this medium.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002034412151764344noreply@blogger.com