Anon: Profane and profound is such a lovely combi don't you think? But this little ditty isn't profound, it's not even profane, i think. just a nonsense rhyme...?
actually i stole the 'profane profound' bit from one of Amanda Cross's frightfully literary thrillers. 'Poetic Justice', i believe it is, in which Ms Cross quoted reams of Auden. delightful.
yes i think you'd love 'em as they are erudite witty. i don't know abt the library, but the last time i saw any Cross works was way back when in Borders (b4 it folded of course).
anyhow Amanda Cross was the pen name of the late Professor Carolyn Heilbrun, a rather well-know Feminist scholar who specialised in modern british novels. she taught for a long time at Columbia University, NYC; that's why all her mystery novels had an academic setting:
hilarious. takes me back to JC when we had to study his stuff.
ReplyDeleteAuden is able to be profane and profound at the same time; and therein lies his genuis.
ReplyDeleteso much a greater poet than TS Eliot, IMHO.
Anon: Profane and profound is such a lovely combi don't you think? But this little ditty isn't profound, it's not even profane, i think. just a nonsense rhyme...?
ReplyDeleteactually i stole the 'profane profound' bit from one of Amanda Cross's frightfully literary thrillers. 'Poetic Justice', i believe it is, in which Ms Cross quoted reams of Auden. delightful.
ReplyDeleteAnon: I shall look up ms cross on my next jaunt to the library. Do you think they will have it? A literary thriller sounds perfect!
ReplyDeleteyes i think you'd love 'em as they are erudite witty. i don't know abt the library, but the last time i saw any Cross works was way back when in Borders (b4 it folded of course).
ReplyDeleteanyhow Amanda Cross was the pen name of the late Professor Carolyn Heilbrun, a rather well-know Feminist scholar who specialised in modern british novels. she taught for a long time at Columbia University, NYC; that's why all her mystery novels had an academic setting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Gold_Heilbrun
Anon: Thanks for the tip! Now I have something to look for; one can only read those jane austen novels so many times!
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