tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post8705744600967030949..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: Sentimentally educatedRandal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-646035063266793492007-12-15T13:11:00.000-05:002007-12-15T13:11:00.000-05:00The friendlier France is with Bush, the more enmit...The friendlier France is with Bush, the more enmity they have with me. Pass the freedom fries!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-88771030965490848442007-12-13T07:49:00.000-05:002007-12-13T07:49:00.000-05:00Colleen, it really does. Not the clothes necessari...Colleen, it really does. Not the clothes necessarily, but that sartorial look, lording over his servants.<BR/><BR/>b, but ti-i-i-i-me is on my side, yes it is! And if <EM>that</EM> is the case, I might hold off just a while longer. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Fran, ninety bucks? That some gilded, leatherbound hardcover edition? Try <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Salambo-Penguin-Classics-Gustave-Flaubert/dp/Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-83591777012652953722007-12-13T06:39:00.000-05:002007-12-13T06:39:00.000-05:00Personally I want to read Salambo, but unless you ...Personally I want to read Salambo, but unless you are going to give me the ninety bucks it costs, I am shit out of Flaubert luck...Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-68417992579040889852007-12-13T02:07:00.000-05:002007-12-13T02:07:00.000-05:00Camembert, indeed. I think you've got a lot of wor...Camembert, indeed. I think you've got a lot of work to do to look like <I>Flaubert</I>. Yes, I mean, actual effort to look that way! <BR/><BR/>I actually just read Madame Bovary a couple of months ago. To be honest, I wasn't enamored with it but I did appreciate it. Now, Crime & Punishment is one of my favorite books. I'm eager to read more Russian authors. This month I'm reading Pasternak's Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482104257045322117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2851871434755699842007-12-12T23:47:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:47:00.000-05:00M. Flaubert detested stupidity, my hero. However,...M. Flaubert detested stupidity, my hero. However, that pic screams bourgeoisie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-47296001681914209412007-12-12T22:02:00.000-05:002007-12-12T22:02:00.000-05:00Randal, the fact that you even noticed the gaffe e...Randal, the fact that you even noticed the gaffe excuses your error. I think your petition to join <I>L'Academie Francaise</I> is still safe. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I did see the Jennifer Jones flick of <I>Madame Bovary</I>, but it was ages and ages ago. Seriously, I think I was fifteen and having my usual bout of insomnia. Saw it at 2 am on some UHF channel in Dallas. It was a long time ago, but I still My Inner French Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014872210301856004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-45082020380696195012007-12-12T19:11:00.000-05:002007-12-12T19:11:00.000-05:00Is ARE friend? Holy fuck, I'm not even drunk. I ca...Is ARE friend? Holy fuck, I'm not even drunk. I can't begin to explain how the fuck <EM>that</EM> happened.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-81920346149988856762007-12-12T19:10:00.000-05:002007-12-12T19:10:00.000-05:00Tom, no! Have you forgotten already, France is are...Tom, no! Have you forgotten already, France is are friend now! Vive Sarkozy!<BR/><BR/>SWB, the fact that Gustave was kind of dude-ly probably eliminates him from your curriculum. Um, <EM>Madame Bovary</EM> is about a chick?<BR/><BR/>Tomcat, they're truly great novels. Too bad no one reads anymore. :)Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-90901786354954303822007-12-12T17:55:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:55:00.000-05:00I read both Madame Bovary and Sentimental Educatio...I read both Madame Bovary and Sentimental Education years ago and thoroughly enjoyed both.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-3068865031542129782007-12-12T17:52:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:52:00.000-05:00Flaubert I do not know well. Because I teach Women...Flaubert I do not know well. Because I teach Women's Literature, most of my serious reading has been in that area. Flaubert has to go on the list. But where on the list?Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159463105401061130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-28444808534793254352007-12-12T17:47:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:47:00.000-05:00Hmmmph! Never heard of that Flaubert fellow. Fre...Hmmmph! Never heard of that Flaubert fellow. French isn't he? Does he support America in her War on Terror?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://whohijackedourcountry.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Who Hijacked Our Country</A>Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-79070127663064814442007-12-12T16:21:00.000-05:002007-12-12T16:21:00.000-05:00Insulting? I just complimented you twice! You can ...Insulting? I just complimented you twice! You can most certainly write so don't gimme that crap, but as you yourself said, you'd probably end up writing a trashy romance tale. I read your blog and have seen your comments elsewhere. You think the Naughty Nun sobriquet is unwarranted? ;-)Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-41401251330862249852007-12-12T16:13:00.000-05:002007-12-12T16:13:00.000-05:00ME, I have no doubt you could write some lit if yo...<I><BR/>ME, I have no doubt you could write some lit if you put your mind to it. Problem is, I'd wager you often think with your loins. ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>Holy crap, was that ever insulting! Thanks for the hit. :-OMary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-49669412840877325972007-12-12T15:37:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:37:00.000-05:00Freida Bee, I don't know, I'm such a handsome devi...Freida Bee, I don't know, I'm such a handsome devil as it stands. If i added a soup strainer like that, well, how I would I fend off the attacks of so many ladies?<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the former and must chastise you for having failed to read the latter. Of course, we all have about 14 billion books we want to read, but haven't. Shit, I've had a copy of War and Peace on my shelves for aRandal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2829508696422184602007-12-12T14:48:00.000-05:002007-12-12T14:48:00.000-05:00You go, Randal, pulling out old Gustave! I loved B...You go, Randal, pulling out old Gustave! I loved Bovary. Did you ever see the modern movie version with Isabelle Huppert? It was AWESOME. And for laughs, you could watch the old version with Jennifer Jones and Van Heflin, in which hubby Heflin refuses on principle to operate on the kid with bad foot! Wow!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-3660075149396672122007-12-12T14:32:00.000-05:002007-12-12T14:32:00.000-05:00The thing is that looking like him, in large part,...The thing is that looking like him, in large part, requires that 'stache. Are you prepared to make a commitment as such? That actually is what enabled him to write so well, like that dude in the bible and that hair. Oh yeah, Sampson, right? <BR/><BR/>I did so enjoy Madame Bovary and will make a confession that I have never read Crime and Punishment, but he didn't write that now, so why am I Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-15360186818615238082007-12-12T13:55:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:55:00.000-05:00LBR, time, the great liquefier? ;-)MIFG, oh the da...LBR, time, the great liquefier? ;-)<BR/><BR/>MIFG, oh the days when I did the <EM>perfect</EM> Horshack impersonation. Then I turned 13.<BR/><BR/>Both of those books are wonderful, and I'm glad I was able to help the economy grow. I hear it needs it. :)<BR/><BR/>ME, I have no doubt you could write some lit if you put your mind to it. Problem is, I'd wager you often think with your loins. ;-)<BR/>Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-38968410099702070392007-12-12T13:00:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:00:00.000-05:00Oh yeah...Madame Bovary, one of my favorites! "He ...Oh yeah...Madame Bovary, one of my favorites! <BR/><BR/><I>"He had one of those magnificently pale complexions which impart the majesty of a marble statue to the ardent races of the south. His robust chest was tightly encased in a brown doublet, a small chased dagger hung loosely over his left thigh and he rolled his eyes languorously, flashing his white teeth."</I><BR/><BR/>I could never say or Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-32337549929705578962007-12-12T12:43:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:43:00.000-05:00Ooo, ooo, Mr. Kotter! Mr. Kotter! I love Flaubert....Ooo, ooo, Mr. Kotter! Mr. Kotter! <BR/><BR/>I <I>love</I> Flaubert. I think <I>Madame Bovary</I> may be the only book I read in high school AP English class that I enjoyed enough to read <I>again</I>. <BR/><BR/>Well, that and <I>Crime & Punishment</I>.<BR/><BR/>Actually, this portrait reminds me of Ben Franklin. And the fact that I need to get to the ATM. <BR/><BR/>Salut,<BR/>MarjorieMy Inner French Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014872210301856004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-31635183052348448932007-12-12T11:57:00.000-05:002007-12-12T11:57:00.000-05:00Tha portrait makes me think of one of Flaubert's q...Tha portrait makes me think of one of Flaubert's quotes, "Sometimes I think I'm liquefying like an old Camembert." ;-)La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.com