[ilds] durrell-for-durrell's-sake

[PETER BALDWIN]

I agree Charles - the exchange makes me feel jittery but as a lawyer I get jittery at too many things!!
 
I suggest Prospero's Cell - how much was made up? Why would D want to recreate this time with Nancy so soon after their separation? Which, despite that, is it the most idealised of D's island books? What did D find so appealing about Greece/Corfu which helped him discover himself? Why should a young, newly married aspiring writer head for what was the very remote place so far from access to the literary world where he could at least try to sell apprentice work?
 
Peter baldwin
 
You'll all have better questions than I can put together so spontaneously.


Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 21:34:06 -0400From: slighcl at wfu.eduTo: ilds at lists.uvic.caSubject: [ilds] durrell-for-durrell's-sake
Dear Listserv:Please excuse my interruption of the latest mêlée.  Flame-throwing is perhaps inevitable in this medium, but I can only wish that our group would be so quick and impassioned in addressing Durrell's words.I propose that we take a break from the sniping.  Not much is proven by the exchange, and everyone tends to come out looking rather petty.Instead, I would like to invite our group to propose a Durrellian work that would be interesting to explore and discuss on the listserv this summer.  What book would you like to revisit over an extended period?  If I recall, David Green already has several books on his wishlist.  What do you say, David?  Where should we go next?Charles-- 
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Charles L. Sligh
Department of English
Wake Forest University
slighcl at wfu.edu
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