RE: Ash of Stars

Ralph,

The "union of the criminal and the artist" comes, I think, from two things.

The first is the existence of a few notable poets in history who were outlaws (notably Francois Villon, arguably the best French poet of his century).

The second, and more important to my mind, is that both artists and criminals stand in opposition to society.

--Dan'l

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From: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:18:19 -0400
Subject: Re: [delany-list] Ash of Stars


















 



  


    
      
      
      I haven't read Delany himself in many years, but reading the first few 

essays in this book have blown my mind. There are certain aspects of 

contemporary academic writing and ideology in the book, and the framing 

of academic concerns, that always irritate me, but the observations of 

some of these authors give me something new to think about as well as 

to pinpoint my particular reactions to Delany, to reception of Delany, 

to subcultures, etc. 



I don't believe in the union of the criminal and the artist, by the 

way. That kind of thinking has got to go. 



On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:05:46 -0400, [email protected] wrote:



Well, I finally located a cheap copy in a used book store, been on my 

list for some time. Actually, though, it's been some years since I read 

anything by or about Delany.Maybe the attempts to decipher k> Leslie 

Steiner will pique my interest. 



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