tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post249161863320510387..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "The Climate Of Thought": Robert GravesStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-49549811652114260832011-01-31T20:58:33.702-08:002011-01-31T20:58:33.702-08:00Mr. Lull: Thank you very much for the links to Mr....Mr. Lull: Thank you very much for the links to Mr. Myers's post and to Graves's poem -- which I hadn't read before. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thank you for visiting again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-2292911516594237902011-01-31T20:55:45.983-08:002011-01-31T20:55:45.983-08:00pomposa: I confess that Rossetti strolling with hi...pomposa: I confess that Rossetti strolling with his wombat on Cheyne Walk is something new to me. Thus, there was no 'subtle poetical allusion' up my sleeve, I'm afraid. (I am not that clever!)<br /><br />However, I have since educated myself via the wonders of the Internet -- I hadn't realized what a cause celebre Rossetti and his wombats were. <br /><br />As always, it is a pleasure to have you stop by.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-1145455351082179132011-01-30T09:11:09.218-08:002011-01-30T09:11:09.218-08:00Anonymous asked D.G. Myers: "Can someone reco...Anonymous asked D.G. Myers: "Can someone recommend alternatives to <em>The Elements of Style</em>?"<br /><br />And Prof. Myers answered:<br /><br />"Absolutely. Robert Graves and Alan Hodge’s <em>Reader Over Your Shoulder</em> (1943) is the book I depend on. The authors include specimen texts, which illustrate the stylistic blemishes they are criticizing. Much less dogmatic than Strunk and White as a consequence."<br /><br /><a href="http://dgmyers.blogspot.com/2009/11/elements-of-style.html#comment-5512571904433740162" rel="nofollow">http://dgmyers.blogspot.com/2009/11/elements-of-style.html#comment-5512571904433740162</a><br /><br />Robert Graves' poem "The Reader Over My Shoulder" can be found here:<br /><br /><a href="http://commitment-phobic.blogspot.com/2008/06/reader-over-my-shoulder-by-robert.html" rel="nofollow">http://commitment-phobic.blogspot.com/2008/06/reader-over-my-shoulder-by-robert.html</a>Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-50929628972552752842011-01-30T03:08:50.680-08:002011-01-30T03:08:50.680-08:00Cheyne walk, isn't that where Rossetti walked ...Cheyne walk, isn't that where Rossetti walked his wombat? Mmm, must be a subtle poetical allusion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com