tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post2955464868421033798..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: The Anatomy of Melancholy, anatomizedLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-45475294555423694982011-06-03T12:21:08.582-05:002011-06-03T12:21:08.582-05:00I actually felt almost exactly the same about it, ...I actually felt almost exactly the same about it, Jon. I would have liked a bit more appreciation of Burton's oddness as a writer--and how that related to or was reflected in other writers of the period and after as well. But the discussion was compelling nonetheless, and I remain astonished week in and week out at Bragg's ability to get three or four scholars to talk so clearly and well in a way that brings out the interesting aspects of the subject while not dumbing it down too much nor getting hung up on abstruse academic disputes. It's a remarkable program.Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-26590815467458654442011-06-03T10:45:26.513-05:002011-06-03T10:45:26.513-05:00I enjoyed listening to such last night, imbibing s...I enjoyed listening to such last night, imbibing some decent ale (for the humors, you know) and browsing the terrain of goodreads. While i found the discussion somewhat too clinical, as opposed to a contextual one - as to how AoM relates to other late Ren/early Mod texts and themes - I found myself so involved that I was surprised that the forty minutes had passed .jon faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375593165985428533noreply@blogger.com