ps - "Christian" or "mystic", incidentally, happens to be an aspect of Eliot's work which is presently under discussion. It is perfectly fine if this does not interest someone on the list. Interests, as I said, vary. 
But let me observe that "Christian" or "mystic" happens to be a seminal aspect of Eliot's work. - CR


--- On Tue, 3/30/10, Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In that case, I did NOT provide a
> "label". I'm safer so!
> 
> Cheers,
>  CR
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/30/10, Nancy Gish <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
> > Epigraphs are not
> > labels.  I do not think Carrol meant that at all. 
> > //"Christian" or "mystic" is a
> > label.//
> >  
> > Carrol?
> > 
> > >>> Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]>
> 03/30/10
> > 12:28 PM >>> 
> > PS - As for poems doing "more interesting" and
> > "important" things, interests, I suppose, may
> > vary. - CR 
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 3/30/10, Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote: 
> > 
> > > I 
> > > don't thiink prefatory quotations merely label 
> > > -- they are famed to perform multiple tasks. 
> > > 
> > > Among other things, they can point to dreams and
> 
> > > aspirations, as in this case. 
> > > 
> > > Eliot himself was very fond of writing epigraphs
> -- to
> > 
> > > me these did not diminish the scope of his work.
> 
> > > 
> > > You're more knowledgeable, though. 
> > > 
> > > Here's an instance:
> > http://www.c3.hu/~prophil/profi004/SWEENEY2.html 
> > > 
> > > Your pardon, 
> > > CR, 
> > > 
> > > --- On Sun, 3/28/10, Carrol Cox 
> > > <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote: 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > From: Carrol Cox <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> > > Subject: Re: Eliot on Charles Williams'
> mysticism
> > 
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> > > Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 5:56 PM 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I don't understand the motive of 
> > > pinning labels on a poet. If anyone 
> > > wants to pin any label they like on any poet,
> and
> > spend 
> > > their time 
> > > 'proving' that the label is accurte, go to it.
> > 
> > > I'm just not interested 
> > > in having a conversation with them. Poems do lots
> of 
> > > things, and almost 
> > > all of those things are far more intesting and
> > important 
> > > than any label 
> > > one can pin on either poet or peom. 
> > > 
> > > Carrol 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> 
> 
>       
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