Nathalia Beltrame Beltrame itibaren Olšovany, Slovakya
I think this is a must read. Shows the cultural rift between America and Europe and the tools each uses for conflict resolution as a result of their histories... awesome & succint.
I bought this book after reading some of the "plateaus" because I wanted to see how Deleuze tackles literary criticism, esp in his reading of "Bartleby." Turns out that Bartleby's famous refrain plays right into Deleuze's ideas about indeterminacy and the character without qualities, and Deleuze extends his discussion of Bartleby's "formula" to flesh out a theory of literary language and the differences between American and European fiction. Well worth the effort it often takes to read Deleuze. He's much more focused and lucid in his critical writings than he is in his philosophical "lines of flight," although from a Deleuzian point of view that might not be a compliment.
It was a little painful to read, as I often get lost in the flow of writing and conversational style. I often found myself yawning over the characters' discussions; darting from one point to the next and then all of a sudden, shifting to a different time frame from the narrator's recollections. However, the story is intriguing enough for me to keep on reading -- mostly because I wanted to know what happens to Sebastian, who gradually disappeared from the story. "Brideshead Revisited" is laden with spiritual tones drawn heavily from Catholicism. This didn't immediately occur to me as my impression of the book was that it was themed on a life of despondency from start to finish -- a description of a hellish life on earth. It turns out, the story's about 'redemption' in a really muddled sort of way. I'm now about to watch the TV adaptation of it.
Good home education reference. While not every idea will work for us, there is plenty I will use.