tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post4380283818436187367..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: A Peal Of Sullen BellsM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-14844485331077074032010-07-21T23:16:32.355+01:002010-07-21T23:16:32.355+01:00It's interesting, the funereal connection to b...It's interesting, the funereal connection to both the tolling bells and far-off barking dogs (as guardians of the underworld) in these literary trends. Maybe..a reminder to the character of their mortality, the human condition, etc.. Or maybe not.A. L. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402497863822513200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-22130638555763064742010-07-19T16:59:22.479+01:002010-07-19T16:59:22.479+01:00What a diverting post - I got sidetracked as you c...What a diverting post - I got sidetracked as you can only do on the internet. Well, as you can only quite so quickly on the internet. I started in Gray's churchyard, noticing how noisy it was for the first time. (No barking dogs, though.) His 'pealing anthem' led to the <a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/penseroso/" rel="nofollow">'pealing organ'</a> as mentioned by Milton, which led to a bit more Milton. I thought I should come back to the subject at hand and dutifully read some TS Eliot which led to some Beckett and that led to some very interesting articles, including a deeply, deeply disturbing article on applying Beckettian principles to marketing. The disturbing part was that it kind of made sense, which I don't think it should have. Another one was on real estate (long story) and will be appended to the relevant post. Who knew pealing would spread so far?<br /><br />I also enjoyed <i>The Broken Bell</i> and all its translations: very handy having them all lined up like that, and it brings out how multi-faceted language and poetry are.The Antipodean, thought "Never heard of him, but he's gotta be stopped!", realised how obscure a quote it was, and then decided to get on with it, so shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-25586917691346990722010-07-19T10:27:36.203+01:002010-07-19T10:27:36.203+01:00Happy sigh.Happy sigh.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-47450994140506582692010-07-18T17:36:48.870+01:002010-07-18T17:36:48.870+01:00The best book about peal ringing - and murder - is...The best book about peal ringing - and murder - is Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors. I learned more about change ringing from that book than I'd ever heard anywhere else. And of course, it's a Wimsey mystery :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com