I am afraid it won't be possible, Nick. "[/QUOTE]" is the end of the "QUOTE", you see.Quote:
Originally Posted by NickAdams
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I am afraid it won't be possible, Nick. "[/QUOTE]" is the end of the "QUOTE", you see.Quote:
Originally Posted by NickAdams
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Thank you Janine. It is actually a reread, if you missed my earlier post, for a critical essay on Lampedusa. If the book thread discussion is worth stealing when I get there, (and I am far far away from *there*) then Sche can kick my tush as needed:p when the time comes. For me to have anything worthwhile to say about Italian modernism might startle the aging scholars who do not like my resistance to Jamesian revisionism through James's homosexuality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
(Certain British academics stick in my craw, but I'll leave it there.)
PS: I don't want to say which texts I'd join in for so as not to influence the vote, but there are a few.
Is that by the Marquis de Sade? :banana:Quote:
7. Atlash Shrugged
There is no need to do a search as all the Book Club reading are listed here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
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Ach, I went to look up my library hours, because I am in the mood, and discovered this , so the academic network, or buying, appears to be my only option until this is resolved, and my university is relocating its library. I wonder if anyone in this country remembers it has disabled individuals who want to live like everyone else! (stamps foot)
Oh you are welcome, Jozanny. I hope you can find a few rays of enlightenment in the old discussion thread. I was in that discussion, mostly in the background. At the time I was listening to my library's books on tape and one of the tapes would not play right; just kept on screeching. I think that is when I lost my footing and went onto something else. Seems Virgil and a few other of the author's enthusiasts were deep into the philosphocial aspects of the novel. I read what they all had to say. I do think it's an interesting book and hopefully someday I will either read it or listen on a good CD version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jozanny
Sorry about your own library. I get mad at my little local library, because they close up at 5 on Friday night and are only open on Sat till 12, Sun closed all day; and I am not a morning person. I prefer to head to the library at night. But I should not really get angry with them, since they do offer so much. I just found out they have this an new series of CD's called "The Big Read"...I listened to part of one today on Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich and it was quite fascinating, finding out more details about the authors life and some analysis on the novel...now I just need to read the actual novel sometime, to make the experience complete.
Hope you won't be inconvenienced too long.
I now recall that I dredged the Rose thread up last year, so it was careless of me to nominate it again. I will try to be more cautious in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
I am not mad at the main branch Janine; the librarians seem to get happy when I am doing interesting research, and they are nothing but courteous in accommodating me. The mayor is another matter...Quote:
Sorry about your own library. I get mad at my little local library, because they close up at 5 on Friday night and are only open on Sat till 12, Sun closed all day; and I am not a morning person. I prefer to head to the library at night. But I should not really get angry with them, since they do offer so much. I just found out they have this an new series of CD's called "The Big Read"...I listened to part of one today on Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich and it was quite fascinating, finding out more details about the authors life and some analysis on the novel...now I just need to read the actual novel sometime, to make the experience complete.
Hope you won't be inconvenienced too long.
OH NO!!! actually having said that that is the prediction for over 95% of public libraries in this country by 2015. So is it all the libraries that are closing or are they going to start charging you membership??Quote:
Originally Posted by Jozanny
I have privileges at Temple University Night, but if the philosophical novel is that important, I will need to find out where they are moving Paley to, since they are taking it off Broad Street, which is maybe bad and good; the building was beat when I was an active student.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
The library system managed by the city is free, not subscription based, but I have donated and paid fines. They must miss earning revenue off me:lol:.
Getting the eventual nominee used is no big deal, but I want to cull my buying habits until I fix my system, which my landlord disrupted... (none of you want to keep reading about this:as-sleep:).
Depends on what wins, and I have Ayn Rand, but if she wins I will gladly mail AS to any member who needs it (ahem).
I would like to nominate Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (An Inquiry into Values) by Robert M. Pirsig. Thanks!!
I don't think you are able to nominate sadparadise (50 posts required) but it's a good idea so I'll nominate it...'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' by Robert M Pirsig. (If that's ok Scher) :)
Why not? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael T
Nominations so far:
1. Thus Spake Zarathustra
2. The Fall by Camus
3. Jacques the Fatalist by Diderot
4. As I Lay Dying byWilliam Faulkner
5. Nausea - Jean Paul Sartre
6. Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse
7. Atlas Shrugged
8. The Book of Sand by Borges
9. Candide by Voltaire
10. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig
We have finally got the 10 nominations we needed; the voting will start on October 1st.
This is going to be tough. There are a few that I want to read, but some that I want to discuss, like Borges.
I will probably sit this one out... The nominations all sount too complicated for me lil 'ead.
i wanna take part in the nominations. i will achieve the necessary criteria in no time and have a word on this subjects :D i was wondering dear admin , may i take part in the discussions over the nominated books? well, i have just started to write on the forum and i guess i will need some help with such matters :D
The discussions are open to anyone who is interested but we take only 10 nominations for each month.
Maybe you can increase your post count by next month and join us. :)
looking forward to the next nominations :D
Sorry about that nomination. Didn't realize till after I posted that I was not eligible to cast a vote.Many thanks to Michael T for nominating this book and keeping it on the 10 considered books for November. Ciao!
Nobody wants to read Ignatius's favorite: Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy?!:lol:
Well, I've to read it alone then.:nod:
I want to take part in this selection. I hope I can make the time.
Glad to see you posting, Psyche and hope you can join us. :)
The Fall by camus
You can now vote for the book you would like to read in November.
I voted Thus Spake Zarathustra, but I really liked Steppenwolf too and will like to read As I Lay Dying, so any of those tree would be great :D
The Fall is in the lead! :D
I know there is still a lot of time left, but yay The Fall
If I wanted to be a pain, I'd ask you why, but I'll let you off until the poll closes :D. I like Camus, and my favorite Camus novel is The Plague, and if he holds his lead I'll probably join in, though I think The Fall is the weakest of his major works (I recall some passages) but my mental cannons protest that existentialism is sooooooo yesterday:yawnb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
hehe the answer is quite simple, I read The Stranger and Loved it, at want to read more of his works, and The Fall I just happen to have in poesision. It was also my own nomination and the books I nominate usually never win.
I was really looking forward to people reading Zen And The Art of Motorcycle maintenance, but if it doesn't make the grade The Fall sounds quite an interesting read!
You've got to be kidding. then so is The Grapes of Wrath. Black humor, but not philosophical.
I purchased my copy of The Fall from a second hand bookshop today. :banana:
It's only just over a hundred pages so shouldn't take very long to read. I was hoping it would be more substantial than that because I'm travelling by rail to York and back next week via London. I guess I'll have to find another book to take along with it!
(I'm hoping the downbeat existentialism doesn't make me want to jump off the train... First class and free coffee should help!) :p
We had one month of nomination period. If you had raised your objections then, it would have been productive.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfloyd
I often wondered who actually travelled "first class"... So, it is you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael T
*takes another look at Michael*
I've only ever read Camus in the original French, I guess I'll give it a go in English.
Sorry to disappoint you Scher. The rail tickets were supplied courtesy of my highflying sister-in-law… perks of the job I believe. I’ll be the one fighting with the waiter for custody of the coffee jug and stuffing packets of biscuits in my pockets whilst Alexandra pins him down on the floor! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I have wanted to read more from Camus after I read his play Caligula last year. Both The Stranger and The Plague are "appealing" titles, and I haven't known about The Fall until I saw this forum. However, I have no background to philosophy. Should I read more introductory work on philosophy before I try Camus, or any of the texts in this poll ?
I don't think it's really necessary to study philosophy before reading Camus, he's not that inaccessible. Maybe reading up a bit on Existentialism in general may help. For Camus the most important concept is the notion of the absurd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amethyst2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism
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