Masculinity as Masquerade

Hemingway's chest hair

W.B. Yeats' implant of monkey glands and the "second coming"

Pound readings

On PennSound

includes:

Hugh Selwyn Mauberley [549-59]:
[listen] 4. E.P.: Ode Pour L'Election de Son Sepulchre (2:45)
[listen] 5. II, IV, & V (2:59)
[listen] 6. Yeux Glauques (1:11)
[listen] 7. Envoi (1919) (from "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley" at the end of Part I) (1:32)
[listen] 8. First two sections of Part II of the poem ["1920 (Mauberley)"] (3:07)
[listen]
9. Cantico del sole (0:58) [572] [text]
[listen] 10. Canto XVII ("So that the vine burst from my fingers')(7:00) [76-79]
[listen] 11. Canto XXX (0:58) [147]
[listen] 12. Canto XLV (3:12) [229-30]
[listen] 13. Canto LVI (19:30) [301-310]

and more...


Canto LXXXI

More links to Ezra Pound

Poetry Sites

Hugh Selwyn Mauberley

Resources & Criticism on "The waste Land" here and here

Exploring the Waste Land

Berkeley Webcast/Courses

Get the mp3 files of various courses at Berkeley here

BBC Radio 4 Discussions on Kierkegaard, his work & life

Listen to the broadcast here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime.shtml

Kierkegaard's "Diary of a Seducer," part of his important work, Either/Or, is a great philosophical reflection on love. It's often considered to be autobiographical, drawn from Kierkegaard's decision to break the engagement to Regine Olsen and to stay celibate. Listen to BBC Radio 4's broadcast of an interesting discussion on Kierkegaard's philosophy and this episode.

Can a "sick" society produce "healthy" literature?

Can a sick society produce healthy literature? -- That is the question. If you have responses or further questions and would like to share with us, please post them in comments. Here's one that I find really thought-provoking:


"In my perception, it depends upon the modernity, which is
various from different ages and societies. I have no exact definition
about what is 'sick' or 'healthy', but if we set up a premise here
that the function of literature is to reflect the modernity of its society
the problems of the "sick" society will be presented vividly through
literature. The premise here regards literature as a doctor to society,
and the poets or authors take up some social responsibilities for the people,
not just create their masterpieces because of "art for art's sake".

In my opinion, 'healthy' doesn't stand for 'morality' or 'doctrine' but 'something to benefit society'... "

Holy Grail variations

King Arthur and the Holy Grail



synopsis of Parsifal



Wagner, Parsifal, Prelude



Monty Python & the Holy Grail, "The Knight Who Said Ni"



"three questions"