tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post114934021633360997..comments2024-03-18T16:55:31.971+00:00Comments on This Space: A life in books, or notStephen Mitchelmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149583620680909642006-06-06T09:47:00.000+01:002006-06-06T09:47:00.000+01:00Stifter was also a strong influence on Sebald (who...Stifter was also a strong influence on Sebald (who wrote essays on him) and Handke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149437495970280482006-06-04T17:11:00.000+01:002006-06-04T17:11:00.000+01:00"it's quite possible that you have just led a much..."it's quite possible that you have just led a much healthier life than I have"<BR/><BR/>Ha ha. For that to be true, you'd have to be dead!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps there are one or two things I can think of but, still, I'm perplexed at my inability to make such connections. <BR/><BR/>I know Kleist - I read Michael Kohlhaas recently. Breathtaking.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149428642844950752006-06-04T14:44:00.000+01:002006-06-04T14:44:00.000+01:00a ps - it's quite possible that you have just led ...a ps - it's quite possible that you have just led a much healthier life than I have, engaging with reality without needing to filter it through fictional narrative!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149428505616406222006-06-04T14:41:00.000+01:002006-06-04T14:41:00.000+01:00Stifter is definitely for the repressed, and the c...Stifter is definitely for the repressed, and the connoisseur of the repressed at that. Not everyone's cup of tea, I do agree, but it made a big impression on me at the time. The alternative I would offer would probably be Kleist and his The Marquise von O and other stories. More bite, more action and impressive depth of emotion.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149412684353550322006-06-04T10:18:00.000+01:002006-06-04T10:18:00.000+01:00It should be on Britlitblogs, really.It should be on Britlitblogs, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149359814693409122006-06-03T19:36:00.000+01:002006-06-03T19:36:00.000+01:00I'm afraid I can't imagine it myself as I haven't ...I'm afraid I can't imagine it myself as I haven't read The Magic Mountain. Yet as my (offline) temperament is the opposite of stormy (more like the doldrums), Stifter might be my thing.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149359455775983992006-06-03T19:30:00.000+01:002006-06-03T19:30:00.000+01:00I tried Stifter, but had little luck. If you can i...I tried Stifter, but had little luck. If you can imagine the blissful, fantasiatic parts of Die Zauberberg drained of all other passions, that's some idea of the effect. Being of a stormier emotional temperament myself, I couldn't identify.<BR/><BR/>I always associate it with another hard-to-find book (that I haven't yet tracked down) of about the same period that appears to be its polar opposite: Gotthelf's "Black Spider."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149359293866028082006-06-03T19:28:00.000+01:002006-06-03T19:28:00.000+01:00Your welcome! That blog troubled me as I really c...Your welcome! <BR/><BR/>That blog troubled me as I really can't think of personal equivalents. Yet as I read it, I expected to discover loads. Mmm...Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1149356221043765722006-06-03T18:37:00.000+01:002006-06-03T18:37:00.000+01:00Just to say thank you for the link to my site. I'm...Just to say thank you for the link to my site. I'm also really pleased to have discovered you and the other brit lit bloggers. I've been searching for other book blogs and now I've got a long list to visit - that's great!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com