That segment where you explained the phone was propped up on a mossy tree and to frame it with what I assume is the exact spot was so charming and clever! Thank you for sharing your world and perspective. I’m reading Lispector because of you.
yesss, it was my mossy “tripod”! i was very pleased with myself for that :) what lispector are you reading? i’m always super pleased to learn i’ve influenced someone into reading authors i love
love to hear you talk about lispector and make connections between your current reads!! i bought the besieged city recently but i think i want to tackle some of her other stuff first
having just finished it, i think it does benefit from being read in the larger context of lispector’s body of work. i think i would definitely have liked it less if i didn’t already have a firmly seeded affection for and relationship to her writing
So brave of you to go camping for your first time amidst a busy summer! I love the full immersion into nature that is camping but I never sleep well so I think it’s impossible to come back fully rested! I’ve been considering object/the having of things recently and your thoughts on “seeing” in the besieged city spoke to my ruminations. And I just started Malina!!! Can’t wait to get into all your notes as I progress. :)
i definitely was not a star camper lol (nature was beautiful, but i was very happy to find my apartment again) looking forward to hearing your malina thoughts! (maybe irl??)
yes, i’ve noticed her penchant for the name ulysses in particular, both in human and canine form. i think of lucretia as a more historical rather than mythological name, but you’re definitely right in your parallel. i haven’t finished the book yet, but in any case i hope this lucrécia has a happier end than the roman lucretia. i thought more of lucrezia borgia in this context, because of the increased worldliness of the characters/setting in the book
I just started my first Lispector, "The Passion according to G.H" I'm halfway though. Every page is amazingly introspective and poetic. "with the loss of humanity, I was coming orgiastically to taste the identity of things" That's just from the current page I'm on.
👋I understand, Sophie . The Olympics, throngs and throngs of strangers huddled together in one city really to drool over muscles and youth, is not everyone's cup of☕ You're more of a quiet adventurer, seeking out woods trees and bees in the shires of New York State. I would have thought Mary Oliver be a better travel, or in your case, writer's companion. Oh well! You're a citizen of words, prose, worldly literature. I gather that much. It is as such💛🌻All the best for your writing residency. That's cool, jokes aside
i don’t know if i’d call myself an adventurer at all, really, but i hope i might be a citizen of words! i really like that description thank you for your good wishes!
I too enjoyed A flat Place…what I read of it. I didn’t finish it, but I at least immediately connected with the draw of vast landscapes. I am forever drawn to a desert landscape,an open field. The vastness expands my mind and sets things straight. I feel the same way being in the midst of giant mountains. Just as being at the ocean for some people
i don’t think that much about flat landscapes, partly bc they’re not really the environments i grew up in, but i definitely understand the appeal of those expanses. i liked the descriptions in the book - they really made me want to travel!
you apologizing to plants will always be my favorite thing also, wonderful notes already on the Lispector! i've always been curious about mythology in her work and perhaps this makes sense here. if this is to be her plottiest book, the idea of mythology, "something greater than" would be interesting if we are to look at our female protagonist who does not have an interior life. curious to see how The Besieged City unfolds!
i guess me apologizing to plants really is a thread thru my videos lol re mythology: yes! in a body of work that’s so spiritual/philosophical/phenomenological but also idiosyncratic, her mix of abrahamic and classical religious/mythological content makes a lot of sense
Hello, I think you are wonderful. Unfortunately my intellect is not strong enough or perhaps my mind is not attuned to yours. I wish you every joy and fulfilment,
That segment where you explained the phone was propped up on a mossy tree and to frame it with what I assume is the exact spot was so charming and clever! Thank you for sharing your world and perspective. I’m reading Lispector because of you.
yesss, it was my mossy “tripod”! i was very pleased with myself for that :)
what lispector are you reading? i’m always super pleased to learn i’ve influenced someone into reading authors i love
i need to read some Lispector asap!!! the appreciation you and nathan have for her work moves me!!!
do it! you know either one would be chuffed to talk about her with you!
love to hear you talk about lispector and make connections between your current reads!! i bought the besieged city recently but i think i want to tackle some of her other stuff first
having just finished it, i think it does benefit from being read in the larger context of lispector’s body of work. i think i would definitely have liked it less if i didn’t already have a firmly seeded affection for and relationship to her writing
So brave of you to go camping for your first time amidst a busy summer! I love the full immersion into nature that is camping but I never sleep well so I think it’s impossible to come back fully rested!
I’ve been considering object/the having of things recently and your thoughts on “seeing” in the besieged city spoke to my ruminations.
And I just started Malina!!! Can’t wait to get into all your notes as I progress. :)
i definitely was not a star camper lol (nature was beautiful, but i was very happy to find my apartment again)
looking forward to hearing your malina thoughts! (maybe irl??)
@@bibliosophie yes yes! Def need to set up a meet up and we can chat Malina :)
@@rebareads yeehaw!
It's a Lispector thing, she loves mythology. Clarice's beloved dog was also called Ulysses, and Lucretia is a Roman heroine.
yes, i’ve noticed her penchant for the name ulysses in particular, both in human and canine form. i think of lucretia as a more historical rather than mythological name, but you’re definitely right in your parallel. i haven’t finished the book yet, but in any case i hope this lucrécia has a happier end than the roman lucretia. i thought more of lucrezia borgia in this context, because of the increased worldliness of the characters/setting in the book
I just started my first Lispector, "The Passion according to G.H" I'm halfway though. Every page is amazingly introspective and poetic. "with the loss of humanity, I was coming orgiastically to taste the identity of things" That's just from the current page I'm on.
yes! i think it’s an excellent lispector to start with, too 🤍
👋I understand, Sophie . The Olympics, throngs and throngs of strangers huddled together in one city really to drool over muscles and youth, is not everyone's cup of☕ You're more of a quiet adventurer, seeking out woods trees and bees in the shires of New York State. I would have thought Mary Oliver be a better travel, or in your case, writer's companion. Oh well! You're a citizen of words, prose, worldly literature. I gather that much. It is as such💛🌻All the best for your writing residency. That's cool, jokes aside
i don’t know if i’d call myself an adventurer at all, really, but i hope i might be a citizen of words! i really like that description
thank you for your good wishes!
@@bibliosophie I know you do I'm a poet. Comes with the territory
You're welcome!
I too enjoyed A flat Place…what I read of it. I didn’t finish it, but I at least immediately connected with the draw of vast landscapes. I am forever drawn to a desert landscape,an open field. The vastness expands my mind and sets things straight. I feel the same way being in the midst of giant mountains. Just as being at the ocean for some people
i don’t think that much about flat landscapes, partly bc they’re not really the environments i grew up in, but i definitely understand the appeal of those expanses. i liked the descriptions in the book - they really made me want to travel!
you apologizing to plants will always be my favorite thing
also, wonderful notes already on the Lispector! i've always been curious about mythology in her work and perhaps this makes sense here. if this is to be her plottiest book, the idea of mythology, "something greater than" would be interesting if we are to look at our female protagonist who does not have an interior life. curious to see how The Besieged City unfolds!
i guess me apologizing to plants really is a thread thru my videos lol
re mythology: yes! in a body of work that’s so spiritual/philosophical/phenomenological but also idiosyncratic, her mix of abrahamic and classical religious/mythological content makes a lot of sense
Hello, I think you are wonderful. Unfortunately my intellect is not strong enough or perhaps my mind is not attuned to yours. I wish you every joy and fulfilment,
thank you for well wishes! i hope you’re able to get something from my channel nonetheless!