tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post8778422389726922204..comments2023-11-12T13:22:30.358+01:00Comments on andrewjshields: poets as intellectual reference pointsAndrew Shieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-19052029836761712402007-02-12T15:33:00.000+01:002007-02-12T15:33:00.000+01:00I like to think that it does not matter whether th...I like to think that it does not matter whether the readers know the reference or not. What matters is whether someone like Rich has such references at his fingertips. In the past few days, I have been wondering about why poetry might be a problem for the kind of allusions I am thinking of, while prose is not. I think it has to do with the fact that prose at least appears to contain claims that one can treat at face value, whereas the "intellectual claims" of poetry usually demand interpretation.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-29380218418308925492007-02-09T05:12:00.000+01:002007-02-09T05:12:00.000+01:00I appreciate your comments on my blog, Andrew. ...I appreciate your comments on my blog, Andrew. <BR/><BR/>Frank Rich is more a journalist than an "intellectual." His field of references is more likely to include pop culture or very *obvious* names that his readers would be likely to recognize. Do reader of the NYT know who Fernando Pessoa is?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.com