tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post4389937368438190591..comments2024-03-10T03:21:31.450-07:00Comments on The Lit Quest: Literary Blog HopAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137397971666050120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-69254218004387292832011-11-09T14:53:18.869-08:002011-11-09T14:53:18.869-08:00Hi Amy! Comment seem to be working now. :-)
*So i...Hi Amy! Comment seem to be working now. :-)<br /><br /><i>*So in a way, I think heavy analysis can be a test to literature. If you can break it down and analyze it from a number of different angles and still love the piece, then it is a Classic.*</i><br /><br />This is probably the best definition of a "classic" I've ever read. You're so right: if it can be picked apart, dragged through our filters, explored for its statement on the time in which it was written, etc -- and still hold up? Still offer more? It's a classic.<br /><br />I think I err on the side of too serious, too. Maybe that's why I say I don't analyze now; I'm trying to pull back from analysis to learn the art of that unthought sigh. <br /><br />I believe 100 % in rereading. :-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-41941138791080455322011-11-07T20:15:07.047-08:002011-11-07T20:15:07.047-08:00Thank you all for dropping by and sharing in this ...Thank you all for dropping by and sharing in this discussion. I have greatly enjoyed reading everyone's various posts in the blog hop, and my mind is spinning with all sorts of thoughts about analysis in general. I am feeling inspired to revisit this conversation later, and perhaps we can all dig into the definition of "analysis" when we refer to it in literature, as well as some of the various techniques there are to offer.<br /><br />And yes, I do believe in re-reading!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137397971666050120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-30382004537585928792011-11-06T17:37:00.033-08:002011-11-06T17:37:00.033-08:00I like your thoughts about appreciating a work aft...I like your thoughts about appreciating a work after you've read it. That was my experience reading Middlemarch by George Eliot last December. I didn't "love" it the moment I finished the last page, but knowing what a significant work it was, I immediately set about trying to understand Eliot better. During my research I reread huge chunks of the novel and grew to love the book by leaps and bounds with each new insight that I uncovered. <br /><br />In response to what Becky said, Susan Bauer (author of The Well-Educated Mind) has a theory that to really understand a work, one must read it three times. Focusing just on the experience of reading the novel the first time and then delving deeper with each successive reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-83101790078162171602011-11-05T08:09:27.422-07:002011-11-05T08:09:27.422-07:00"There's no doubt in my mind that analyzi..."There's no doubt in my mind that analyzing literature can reveal the depth and insight of a story in a totally unique and rewarding way"<br />I agree with this statement and I liked reading your post. Great discussion all over the blogs participating in the hop. Nice to meet you all!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-53107595820691914512011-11-04T16:48:11.843-07:002011-11-04T16:48:11.843-07:00I wonder if one of the best ways to really analyse...I wonder if one of the best ways to really analyse literature well is to read it once and think about your emotional and intellectual reaction etc and then maybe read it again and get into the nitty gritty of it? Not that I do that most of the time, but I think it sounds like a good idea.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.com