From meta.cerar at guest.arnes.si Tue Feb 9 06:26:25 2016 From: meta.cerar at guest.arnes.si (Meta Cerar) Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:26:25 +0100 Subject: [ilds] conference on crete Message-ID: <012401d16345$db925a70$92b70f50$@guest.arnes.si> Dear list members, I have been searching for more specific information on the upcoming Durrell conference on Crete in June, especially with regard to the costs, conference fee, programme, accompanying events etc., but have not found anything on the official conference website. Perhaps the information has already been given on this list but I missed it. I am asking because I would like to know what are the costs, before booking the flight to Crete and hotel in Rethymnon. All best Meta Gostincar Cerar Slovenia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org Wed Feb 10 00:47:55 2016 From: mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org (mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:47:55 +0000 Subject: [ilds] Crete conference Message-ID: I note that the proposal for the ILDS conference on Crete this year refers to "writings by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, Xan Fielding, and Stanley Moss." A pity it doesn't include Theodore Stephanides' Climax in Crete (foreword by Lawrence Durrell) Faber & Faber, 1946. Durrell's foreword says "It is not the smart, ill-informed writing of the so-called 'trained reporter' nor the shredded gossip of the American woman journalist; it is so bare and unassuming a narrative as to appear in places deliberately underwritten. Yet in the solid virtue of observed detail it evokes the atmosphere of Greece and Crete during the German attack with a fidelity I have not seen elsewhere equalled". Anyone attending this conference would do well to reflect on the fact that, three years ago, Crete was celebrating the centenary of its adhesion to, and inclusion in, the state of Greece. Richard Pine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lrashidi at mansfield.edu Wed Feb 10 07:23:44 2016 From: lrashidi at mansfield.edu (Rashidi, Linda) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:23:44 +0000 Subject: [ilds] OMG XIX on Crete Message-ID: <3FBC96E023D7E54AA76EE3FA0EBB4F2B367FAA03@ENTXCHMSGP04.PASSHE.LCL> Meta-- No, you have not missed anything. We are hard at work on the details, and the information you request should up on the website soon. Keep checking in. Hope to see you on Crete in June. Linda Linda Stump Rashidi, Ph.D. President International Lawrence Durrell Society Professor of Linguistics, Emerita Department of English and Modern Languages Mansfield University email: lrashidi at mansfield.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anna at ucf.edu Wed Feb 10 08:34:36 2016 From: anna at ucf.edu (Anna Lillios) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:34:36 +0000 Subject: [ilds] OMG XIX: Crete Message-ID: <2194B1722719C648BE6369F371F5DD1B9971E030@NET5013.net.ucf.edu> No need for pity. Ian MacNiven will be presenting an opening-day plenary session on Theodore Stephanides. We are pleased that many members of the newly formed Patrick Leigh Fermor Society will be attending the conference, which focuses on both British and Greek WWII resisters and dissident voices, including that of Stephanides. The registration form is completed and will soon be posted online, as Linda Rashidi notes. We look forward to seeing you all in Crete! Anna Lillios, Director of OMG XIX Dr. Anna Lillios Professor of English University of Central Florida P.O. Box 161346 Orlando, FL 32816-1346 Phone: (407) 823-5596 (English Department) FAX: (407) 823-3300 Email: Anna at ucf.edu Editor, Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Journal ________________________________ From: ILDS [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] on behalf of mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org [mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:47 AM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Cc: ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca Subject: [ilds] Crete conference I note that the proposal for the ILDS conference on Crete this year refers to "writings by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, Xan Fielding, and Stanley Moss." A pity it doesn't include Theodore Stephanides' Climax in Crete (foreword by Lawrence Durrell) Faber & Faber, 1946. Durrell's foreword says "It is not the smart, ill-informed writing of the so-called 'trained reporter' nor the shredded gossip of the American woman journalist; it is so bare and unassuming a narrative as to appear in places deliberately underwritten. Yet in the solid virtue of observed detail it evokes the atmosphere of Greece and Crete during the German attack with a fidelity I have not seen elsewhere equalled". Anyone attending this conference would do well to reflect on the fact that, three years ago, Crete was celebrating the centenary of its adhesion to, and inclusion in, the state of Greece. Richard Pine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bredwine1968 at earthlink.net Wed Feb 10 16:03:42 2016 From: bredwine1968 at earthlink.net (Bruce Redwine) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:03:42 +0800 Subject: [ilds] Women in Jounalism Message-ID: Whatever did Durrell mean by the "shredded gossip of the American woman journalist?" I'm surprised that the women on this list haven't raised the issue of misogyny, as previously noted by Richard Pine. Bruce Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 10, 2016, at 4:47 PM, mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org wrote: > > I note that the proposal for the ILDS conference on Crete this year refers to "writings by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, Xan Fielding, and Stanley Moss." A pity it doesn't include Theodore Stephanides' Climax in Crete (foreword by Lawrence Durrell) Faber & Faber, 1946. Durrell's foreword says "It is not the smart, ill-informed writing of the so-called 'trained reporter' nor the shredded gossip of the American woman journalist; it is so bare and unassuming a narrative as to appear in places deliberately underwritten. Yet in the solid virtue of observed detail it evokes the atmosphere of Greece and Crete during the German attack with a fidelity I have not seen elsewhere equalled". > Anyone attending this conference would do well to reflect on the fact that, three years ago, Crete was celebrating the centenary of its adhesion to, and inclusion in, the state of Greece. > Richard Pine > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dtart at bigpond.net.au Wed Feb 10 21:56:37 2016 From: dtart at bigpond.net.au (Denise Tart & David Green) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:56:37 +1100 Subject: [ilds] Women in Jounalism In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As previously noted by several of us. David Sent from my iPad > On 11 Feb 2016, at 11:03 AM, Bruce Redwine wrote: > > Whatever did Durrell mean by the "shredded gossip of the American woman journalist?" I'm surprised that the women on this list haven't raised the issue of misogyny, as previously noted by Richard Pine. > > Bruce > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 10, 2016, at 4:47 PM, mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org wrote: >> >> I note that the proposal for the ILDS conference on Crete this year refers to "writings by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, Xan Fielding, and Stanley Moss." A pity it doesn't include Theodore Stephanides' Climax in Crete (foreword by Lawrence Durrell) Faber & Faber, 1946. Durrell's foreword says "It is not the smart, ill-informed writing of the so-called 'trained reporter' nor the shredded gossip of the American woman journalist; it is so bare and unassuming a narrative as to appear in places deliberately underwritten. 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URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Wed Feb 10 22:22:23 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:22:23 -0800 Subject: [ilds] Women in Jounalism In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56BC289F.5000804@gmail.com> It is offensive, and yet at the same time, Durrell's sexism isn't usually quite so overtly blunt/explicit (which is not to say it isn't a problem) -- it makes me wonder if a specific journalist was intended... I could be entirely wrong in this, and I don't intend it as a deflection of the difficulties, but there it is. I'll look back to the biographies to think on it. All best, James On 2016-02-10 9:56 PM, Denise Tart & David Green wrote: > As previously noted by several of us. > > David Here's Tae Us; Wha's Like Us?...Damn few, and they're a' deid From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Wed Feb 10 22:39:48 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:39:48 -0800 Subject: [ilds] misogyny In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56BC2CB4.5060100@gmail.com> The obvious question for our majority female listserv is how our many members respond, and much more importantly, why they don't respond? What parts of the discussions have silenced participation from the majority? How has has uncivil discourse discouraged meaningful participation from the majority? I would very much like to hear how gender influences responses to not only Durrell's works but also our discussions. Please (please!) feel free to comment to me directly if you don't want to write to the list -- this needs to be discussed. I'm happy to pass on polemical comments *anonymously* for anyone who wishes. From sue.jansons at eryn-carantaur.com Thu Feb 11 01:29:22 2016 From: sue.jansons at eryn-carantaur.com (sue.jansons at eryn-carantaur.com) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:29:22 -0000 Subject: [ilds] misogyny In-Reply-To: <56BC2CB4.5060100@gmail.com> References: <56BC2CB4.5060100@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4feec3599203635f4acac21c38f3fcbd.squirrel@centos3.whm-secure.com> Hello, everybody! I haven't felt discouraged or silenced at all, just very much an amateur when it comes to Durrell, so I've been interested in what other people have to say, but not so confident about saying anything myself. I've sometimes had questions I might have asked, but it feels wrong to expect people to take the time to answer me when I'm not contributing myself. I certainly haven't detected anything that would specifically have discouraged anyone of my gender from participating. I _have_ belonged to other email discussion groups that have been _very_ discouraging. One Harry Potter group allocated each new member a 'mentor' whose job was to vet the newcomer's emails before they were circulated. Needless to say, I never responded there! Thank you for all the time and expertise you regulars devote to Durrell. I always enjoy following your discussions. Sue Jansons On Thu, February 11, 2016 6:39 am, James Gifford wrote: > The obvious question for our majority female listserv is how our many > members respond, and much more importantly, why they don't respond? What > parts of the discussions have silenced participation from the majority? > How has has uncivil discourse discouraged meaningful > participation from the majority? > > I would very much like to hear how gender influences responses to not > only Durrell's works but also our discussions. Please (please!) feel free > to comment to me directly if you don't want to write to the list -- this > needs to be discussed. I'm happy to pass on polemical comments > *anonymously* for anyone who wishes. > > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > > From mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org Thu Feb 11 06:25:29 2016 From: mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org (mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:25:29 +0000 Subject: [ilds] ILDS Digest, Vol 106, Issue 3 Message-ID: "No need for pity" says Anna Lillios but the pity is in the fact that the references to writers on WW2 in Crete included Stanley Moss who, as far as I know, had nothing to do with LD, and not Th Stephanides, who did. That's not an oversight. And if you remove the word "Woman" from the expression "shredded gossip of the American woman journalist" the objection to the phrase ceases to be sexist and becomes nationalistic instead. Hmmm RP -----Original Message----- From: ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca [mailto:ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 09:01 PM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: ILDS Digest, Vol 106, Issue 3 Send ILDS mailing list submissions to ilds at lists.uvic.caTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ildsor, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ilds-request at lists.uvic.caYou can reach the person managing the list at ilds-owner at lists.uvic.caWhen replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of ILDS digest..."Today's Topics: 1. Crete conference (mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org) 2. OMG XIX on Crete (Rashidi, Linda) 3. Re: OMG XIX: Crete (Anna Lillios)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:47:55 +0000From: mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.orgTo: ilds at lists.uvic.caCc: ilds-request at lists.uvic.caSubject: [ilds] Crete conferenceMessage-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"I note that the proposal for the ILDS conference on Crete this year refers to "writings by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, Xan Fielding, and Stanley Moss." A pity it doesn't include Theodore Stephanides' Climax in Crete (foreword by Lawrence Durrell) Faber & Faber, 1946. Durrell's foreword says "It is not the smart, ill-informed writing of the so-called 'trained reporter' nor the shredded gossip of the American woman journalist; it is so bare and unassuming a narrative as to appear in places deliberately underwritten. Yet in the solid virtue of observed detail it evokes the atmosphere of Greece and Crete during the German attack with a fidelity I have not seen elsewhere equalled".Anyone attending this conference would do well to reflect on the fact that, three years ago, Crete was celebrating the centenary of its adhesion to, and inclusion in, the state of Greece.Richard Pine-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: ------------------------------Message: 2Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:23:44 +0000From: "Rashidi, Linda" To: "ilds at lists.uvic.ca" Subject: [ilds] OMG XIX on CreteMessage-ID: <3FBC96E023D7E54AA76EE3FA0EBB4F2B367FAA03 at ENTXCHMSGP04.PASSHE.LCL>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Meta--No, you have not missed anything. We are hard at work on the details, and the information you request should up on the website soon. Keep checking in. Hope to see you on Crete in June.LindaLinda Stump Rashidi, Ph.D.President International Lawrence Durrell SocietyProfessor of Linguistics, EmeritaDepartment of English and Modern LanguagesMansfield Universityemail: lrashidi at mansfield.edu-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: ------------------------------Message: 3Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:34:36 +0000From: Anna Lillios To: "ilds at lists.uvic.ca" Subject: Re: [ilds] OMG XIX: CreteMessage-ID: <2194B1722719C648BE6369F371F5DD1B9971E030 at NET5013.net.ucf.edu>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"No need for pity. Ian MacNiven will be presenting an opening-day plenary session on Theodore Stephanides. We are pleased that many members of the newly formed Patrick Leigh Fermor Society will be attending the conference, which focuses on both British and Greek WWII resisters and dissident voices, including that of Stephanides.The registration form is completed and will soon be posted online, as Linda Rashidi notes. We look forward to seeing you all in Crete!Anna Lillios,Director of OMG XIXDr. Anna LilliosProfessor of EnglishUniversity of Central FloridaP.O. Box 161346Orlando, FL 32816-1346Phone: (407) 823-5596 (English Department)FAX: (407) 823-3300Email: Anna at ucf.eduEditor, Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Journal________________________________From: ILDS [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] on behalf of mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org [mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org]Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:47 AMTo: ilds at lists.uvic.caCc: ilds-request at lists.uvic.caSubject: [ilds] Crete conferenceI note that the proposal for the ILDS conference on Crete this year refers to "writings by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, Xan Fielding, and Stanley Moss." A pity it doesn't include Theodore Stephanides' Climax in Crete (foreword by Lawrence Durrell) Faber & Faber, 1946. Durrell's foreword says "It is not the smart, ill-informed writing of the so-called 'trained reporter' nor the shredded gossip of the American woman journalist; it is so bare and unassuming a narrative as to appear in places deliberately underwritten. Yet in the solid virtue of observed detail it evokes the atmosphere of Greece and Crete during the German attack with a fidelity I have not seen elsewhere equalled".Anyone attending this conference would do well to reflect on the fact that, three years ago, Crete was celebrating the centenary of its adhesion to, and inclusion in, the state of Greece.Richard Pine-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: ------------------------------Subject: Digest Footer_______________________________________________ILDS mailing listILDS at lists.uvic.cahttps://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds------------------------------End of ILDS Digest, Vol 106, Issue 3************************************ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From giacomoesposito72 at gmail.com Thu Feb 11 06:48:15 2016 From: giacomoesposito72 at gmail.com (james Esposito) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:48:15 +0200 Subject: [ilds] Women in Jounalism In-Reply-To: <56BC289F.5000804@gmail.com> References: <56BC289F.5000804@gmail.com> Message-ID: As a newcomer to this list I may be saying the obvious, in which case please forgive my ignorance, but I would have thought that the misogyny in Durrell's work was so obvious, and marches alongside his equally obvious love of women, that it requires little comment or outraged response, more like a full-scale thesis on the subject, analysing "Durrell's Women" from the first novel, set in India, where he remembers his own birth, through to Constance, Livia and others in the Quintet. I know next to nothing about whether this has any connection with his private life. Perhaps you have been over this ground before? James Esposito On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 8:22 AM, James Gifford wrote: > It is offensive, and yet at the same time, Durrell's sexism isn't usually > quite so overtly blunt/explicit (which is not to say it isn't a problem) -- > it makes me wonder if a specific journalist was intended... I could be > entirely wrong in this, and I don't intend it as a deflection of the > difficulties, but there it is. I'll look back to the biographies to think > on it. > > All best, > James > > On 2016-02-10 9:56 PM, Denise Tart & David Green wrote: > >> As previously noted by several of us. >> >> David >> > > Here's Tae Us; Wha's Like Us?...Damn few, and they're a' deid > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Thu Feb 11 07:48:00 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:48:00 -0800 Subject: [ilds] misogyny In-Reply-To: <4feec3599203635f4acac21c38f3fcbd.squirrel@centos3.whm-secure.com> References: <56BC2CB4.5060100@gmail.com> <4feec3599203635f4acac21c38f3fcbd.squirrel@centos3.whm-secure.com> Message-ID: <56BCAD30.1090106@gmail.com> Welcome Sue! We're glad to have you on the list. It's moderated to cut down on spam, but messages aren't censored (nor even "mentored"). As for Harry Potter, even Rowling has commented on bullying dementors... All best, James On 2016-02-11 1:29 AM, sue.jansons at eryn-carantaur.com wrote: > Hello, everybody! > > I haven't felt discouraged or silenced at all, just very much an amateur > when it comes to Durrell, so I've been interested in what other people > have to say, but not so confident about saying anything myself. I've > sometimes had questions I might have asked, but it feels wrong to expect > people to take the time to answer me when I'm not contributing myself. I > certainly haven't detected anything that would specifically have > discouraged anyone of my gender from participating. > > I _have_ belonged to other email discussion groups that have been _very_ > discouraging. One Harry Potter group allocated each new member a 'mentor' > whose job was to vet the newcomer's emails before they were circulated. > Needless to say, I never responded there! > > Thank you for all the time and expertise you regulars devote to Durrell. I > always enjoy following your discussions. > > Sue Jansons > From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Thu Feb 11 09:25:04 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:25:04 -0800 Subject: [ilds] New book Message-ID: <56BCC3F0.2060703@gmail.com> Hello all, I'm curious if anyone has read Jim Bowman's book /Narratives of Cyprus: Modern Travel Writing and Cultural Encounters since Lawrence Durrell/. It came out last year, but I've not seen any notices about it until just now. All best, James -- _________________________________________ James Gifford, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English Director of the University Core School of the Humanities University College Fairleigh Dickinson University Voice: 604-648-4476 Fax: 604-648-4489 E-mail: gifford at fdu.edu Web: http://alpha.fdu.edu/~jgifford 842 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2P6 Canada From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Thu Feb 11 09:30:46 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:30:46 -0800 Subject: [ilds] Women in Jounalism In-Reply-To: References: <56BC289F.5000804@gmail.com> Message-ID: <56BCC546.2020405@gmail.com> Hi James, Welcome! Jim Nichols has a fairly recent book on Durrell's Women, /The Stronger Sex/, which is close to what you note, but there hasn't really been any work on gender that takes the critical work of the past 20 years into account (Butler, Halberstam, et al). And Jim's book hasn't been discussed on the listserv at all, I don't think. There's a definite continuity from Ruth in /Pied Piper/ through Melissa, Iolanthe, and Sylvie, etc... Best, James On 2016-02-11 6:48 AM, james Esposito wrote: > As a newcomer to this list I may be saying the obvious, in which case > please forgive my ignorance, but I would have thought that the misogyny > in Durrell's work was so obvious, and marches alongside his equally > obvious love of women, that it requires little comment or outraged > response, more like a full-scale thesis on the subject, analysing > "Durrell's Women" from the first novel, set in India, where he remembers > his own birth, through to Constance, Livia and others in the Quintet. I > know next to nothing about whether this has any connection with his > private life. Perhaps you have been over this ground before? > James Esposito > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 8:22 AM, James Gifford > > wrote: > > It is offensive, and yet at the same time, Durrell's sexism isn't > usually quite so overtly blunt/explicit (which is not to say it > isn't a problem) -- it makes me wonder if a specific journalist was > intended... I could be entirely wrong in this, and I don't intend > it as a deflection of the difficulties, but there it is. I'll look > back to the biographies to think on it. > > All best, > James > > On 2016-02-10 9:56 PM, Denise Tart & David Green wrote: > > As previously noted by several of us. > > David > > > Here's Tae Us; Wha's Like Us?...Damn few, and they're a' deid > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > > From giacomoesposito72 at gmail.com Sat Feb 13 02:57:58 2016 From: giacomoesposito72 at gmail.com (james Esposito) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 12:57:58 +0200 Subject: [ilds] Enquiry about Michael Haag Message-ID: Please forgive another what must seem naive query. I have read avidly the biographies of Lawrence Durrell by Ian MacNiven and Gordon Bowker, and what some call a biography by Richard Pine - the Mindscape - and have heard that another biography by Michael Haag has been in preparation for some years. I am of course aware of Haag's impressive publication list including important works on Alexandria, but his biography of Durrell (as far as I can make out) has not appeared. Maybe he is a member of this list? Sorry if I'm asking the obvious but it seems a work that should be anticipated. James Esposito -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Sat Feb 13 07:40:20 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 07:40:20 -0800 Subject: [ilds] Enquiry about Michael Haag In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56BF4E64.1000701@gmail.com> Hello James, Alas, Haag's biography isn't out yet -- so far as I know, he's still writing it, though he posts updates on his blog: http://michaelhaag.blogspot.ca/ His /Alexandria: City of Memory/ is excellent if you've not read it. Perhaps others on the list have updates? Best, James On 2016-02-13 2:57 AM, james Esposito wrote: > Please forgive another what must seem naive query. I have read avidly > the biographies of Lawrence Durrell by Ian MacNiven and Gordon Bowker, > and what some call a biography by Richard Pine - the Mindscape - and > have heard that another biography by Michael Haag has been in > preparation for some years. I am of course aware of Haag's impressive > publication list including important works on Alexandria, but his > biography of Durrell (as far as I can make out) has not appeared. Maybe > he is a member of this list? Sorry if I'm asking the obvious but it > seems a work that should be anticipated. > James Esposito > From giacomoesposito72 at gmail.com Sat Feb 13 07:50:54 2016 From: giacomoesposito72 at gmail.com (james Esposito) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:50:54 +0200 Subject: [ilds] Enquiry about Michael Haag In-Reply-To: <56BF4E64.1000701@gmail.com> References: <56BF4E64.1000701@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you - yes I have read all his Alexandria books. The one you mention is particularly reliant on, and revealing of, Durrell's relationship with the city and especially, of course, Eve whom he befriended. It is to be hoped that Haag will complete his biography - I am sure I am not the only reader waiting to see it. James Esposito On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 5:40 PM, James Gifford wrote: > Hello James, > > Alas, Haag's biography isn't out yet -- so far as I know, he's still > writing it, though he posts updates on his blog: > > http://michaelhaag.blogspot.ca/ > > His /Alexandria: City of Memory/ is excellent if you've not read it. > > Perhaps others on the list have updates? > > Best, > James > > > On 2016-02-13 2:57 AM, james Esposito wrote: > >> Please forgive another what must seem naive query. I have read avidly >> the biographies of Lawrence Durrell by Ian MacNiven and Gordon Bowker, >> and what some call a biography by Richard Pine - the Mindscape - and >> have heard that another biography by Michael Haag has been in >> preparation for some years. I am of course aware of Haag's impressive >> publication list including important works on Alexandria, but his >> biography of Durrell (as far as I can make out) has not appeared. Maybe >> he is a member of this list? Sorry if I'm asking the obvious but it >> seems a work that should be anticipated. >> James Esposito >> >> _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Sat Feb 13 07:53:02 2016 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 07:53:02 -0800 Subject: [ilds] Enquiry about Michael Haag In-Reply-To: References: <56BF4E64.1000701@gmail.com> Message-ID: <56BF515E.1070705@gmail.com> On 2016-02-13 7:50 AM, james Esposito wrote: > It is to be hoped that Haag will complete > his biography - I am sure I am not the > only reader waiting to see it. Indeed, with bated breath! Best, James From dtart at bigpond.net.au Sat Feb 13 12:30:23 2016 From: dtart at bigpond.net.au (Denise Tart & David Green) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:30:23 +1100 Subject: [ilds] Enquiry about Michael Haag In-Reply-To: <56BF515E.1070705@gmail.com> References: <56BF4E64.1000701@gmail.com> <56BF515E.1070705@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3DED2696-EF9F-4BE1-AF59-D800FB8BA28E@bigpond.net.au> When I met Michael in London last year he said the Durrell biography was coming along slowly as he had to put more lucrative projects ahead of it. He writes professionally. The Durrell biography, he said, was a devotional that would be finished when it is finished, so don't hold your breath. I do look forward to its publication. However, there have already been two Durrell biographies and interest in the AQ author has waned somewhat I would say since the 1990s so finding a publisher may be an issue. But all power to Michael's pen. David Sent from my iPad > On 14 Feb 2016, at 2:53 AM, James Gifford wrote: > >> On 2016-02-13 7:50 AM, james Esposito wrote: >> It is to be hoped that Haag will complete >> his biography - I am sure I am not the >> only reader waiting to see it. > > Indeed, with bated breath! > > Best, > James > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds From dtart at bigpond.net.au Sat Feb 13 12:35:56 2016 From: dtart at bigpond.net.au (Denise Tart & David Green) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:35:56 +1100 Subject: [ilds] With Michael Haag on Hamstead Heath, July 2015. Michael is the tall one. Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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However, as noted below, he has to put paying work (such as the DanBrown-oriented books) ahead of his other interests (don't we all?) and that must go a long way to explaining his delay in producing the LD biog - also, I suspect, an author's characteristic need to go on discovering new aspects and to polish and repolish the work before handing it up for critical scrutiny. But it doesn't alter the fact that many of us want to see that book soonest! RP -----Original Message----- From: ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca [mailto:ilds-request at lists.uvic.ca] Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 09:00 PM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: ILDS Digest, Vol 106, Issue 6 Send ILDS mailing list submissions to ilds at lists.uvic.caTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ildsor, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ilds-request at lists.uvic.caYou can reach the person managing the list at ilds-owner at lists.uvic.caWhen replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of ILDS digest..."Today's Topics: 1. Re: Enquiry about Michael Haag (Denise Tart & David Green) 2. With Michael Haag on Hamstead Heath, July 2015. Michael is the tall one. (Denise Tart & David Green)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:30:23 +1100From: Denise Tart & David Green To: james.d.gifford at gmail.com, ilds at lists.uvic.caSubject: Re: [ilds] Enquiry about Michael HaagMessage-ID: <3DED2696-EF9F-4BE1-AF59-D800FB8BA28E at bigpond.net.au>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiWhen I met Michael in London last year he said the Durrell biography was coming along slowly as he had to put more lucrative projects ahead of it. He writes professionally. The Durrell biography, he said, was a devotional that would be finished when it is finished, so don't hold your breath. I do look forward to its publication. However, there have already been two Durrell biographies and interest in the AQ author has waned somewhat I would say since the 1990s so finding a publisher may be an issue. But all power to Michael's pen.DavidSent from my iPad> On 14 Feb 2016, at 2:53 AM, James Gifford wrote:> >> On 2016-02-13 7:50 AM, james Esposito wrote:>> It is to be hoped that Haag will complete>> his biography - I am sure I am not the>> only reader waiting to see it.> > Indeed, with bated breath!> > Best,> James> _______________________________________________> ILDS mailing list> ILDS at lists.uvic.ca> https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds------------------------------Message: 2Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:35:56 +1100From: Denise Tart & David Green To: ilds at lists.uvic.caSubject: [ilds] With Michael Haag on Hamstead Heath, July 2015. Michael is the tall one.Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"-------------- next part --------------A non-text attachment was scrubbed...Name: E041C57F-E745-4148-8FCA-5640689779CF.JPGType: image/jpegSize: 143595 bytesDesc: not availableURL: -------------- next part --------------Sent from my iPad------------------------------Subject: Digest Footer_______________________________________________ILDS mailing listILDS at lists.uvic.cahttps://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds------------------------------End of ILDS Digest, Vol 106, Issue 6************************************ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bredwine1968 at earthlink.net Sun Feb 14 15:56:29 2016 From: bredwine1968 at earthlink.net (Bruce Redwine) Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:56:29 +0800 Subject: [ilds] Wages of perfection Message-ID: <0E1A7F1E-BC15-4BCB-92D5-52011CCF6EDF@earthlink.net> I agree. There also comes a point where revising and re-revising yield minimal returns, if any at all. Striving for perfection may result in the Virgil syndrome, namely, the urge to burn the opus. But who am I to tell an author what to do? Bruce Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2016, at 5:56 AM, mail at durrelllibrarycorfu.org wrote: > > When Haag was in Corfu - approximately 8-10 years ago (I am not exactly sure of the date) he told me that the book, commissioned by Yale, was due for delivery in two years' time (from then) - in other words his contractual deadline was about 6 years ago. He told me several fascinating newly discovered facts about LD's life in Greece, which certainly persuaded me that the book would be of value. > However, as noted below, he has to put paying work (such as the DanBrown-oriented books) ahead of his other interests (don't we all?) and that must go a long way to explaining his delay in producing the LD biog - also, I suspect, an author's characteristic need to go on discovering new aspects and to polish and repolish the work before handing it up for critical scrutiny. > But it doesn't alter the fact that many of us want to see that book soonest! > RP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: