Comments by Abel Tavarez Most recent public comments by Abel Tavarez https://nowcomment.com/users/11354 The marriage is an example of how both saw greatness in each other, and, by extension, the U.S. through their love of community. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291980 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291980 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:09 -0500 Eleanor's love of politics and the importance of Louis Howe to the Roosevelt's is tied together. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291960 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291960 The two paragraphs show how Eleanor's love of politics was spurred by a man she initially found repulsive. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:07 -0500 Eleanor served as a counterweight to FDR's overbearing mother. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291948 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291948 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:07 -0500 To elaborate on what Tom said, using known material to segue is permissible. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291946 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=291946 You can discuss familiar material if you are using it to bounce off into lesser-known information. Starting with the known sets the stage for the meaty parts, so to speak. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:07 -0500 What would ideally be a classic moment of musical brotherhood between icons is soured by politics. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289427 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289427 The meeting of two cultural giants had the world watching. You'd expect admiration and respect between the two. Lennon, being who he was, refused to bite his lip and politicized the encounter. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:04 -0500 Biographer's responsibility to paint a clear picture.Not be vague. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289422 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289422 "Tells you something" is a cop-out. It teases and fails to inform. If Carlin didn't know what that "something" was he should have omitted this part. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:04 -0500 Rebirth of Faulkner did little to elevate Cowley's own status. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=288045 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=288045 This line suggests that Cowley played a huge role in resuscitating Faulkner's literary (as well as cultural) role. The relationship can be called symbiotic, as both Cowley and Faulkner were reintroduced into the literary and political culture. Although, it seems as if Cowley only managed to establish Faulkner to an elite status while remaining in relative obscurity. Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:14:43 -0400 Coeval https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=288043 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=288043 Coeval is the best word but it fails to connote how Wilson and Cowley were sort of colleagues who tried to find their way in a milieu plagued by existential angst. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:04 -0500 Arif, please email me. Abel.Tavarez@baruchmail.cuny.edu Need to ask you something. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=287494 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=287494 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 Drama vs. Truth https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=287054 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=287054 Drama has a connotation of being fabricated. There can be drama in truth but not necessarily truth in drama. One might intimate that Hellman's views were a result of her preference to drama than truth. That is, her convictions were more driven by ego than rationale. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:00 -0500 Hellman's "unassailability" refers to an indomitable spirit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=287052 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=287052 Lillian Hellman was so resolute in her convictions that whoever challenged her had to be ready for a fight. Hence, her "unassailability" does not imply that her words were sacred dictum but refers to the ferocity with which she responded to disputers. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:59 -0500 To piggyback on Irina's comment, the literary critic might have a romanticized or preferred view of the subject that impedes the biography from being fleshed out. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25200?scroll_to=281040 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25200?scroll_to=281040 It might have been a question of appearances. Begley might have felt that the romantic information would dilute the tone or style he was going for. A biographer must balance his desire to paint a true picture against presenting controversial information that he/she feels might debase the work. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:53 -0500 Information about the biography's origin will shed light not only on the biographer but his loved ones. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25200?scroll_to=281031 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25200?scroll_to=281031 A source's reticence (or downright reluctance) can say volumes about views held about the subject. With this in mind, one can develop their own hypotheses in regards to gaps or hearsay. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:53 -0500 Marshall points out that Plath developed the confessional style of poetry after her breakup with Ted Hughes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=275976 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=275976 By pointing out this emotionally turbulent period in her life a reader of Plath can evaluate her work under a new lens. Having a biographical context allows for richer evaluation. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:52 -0500 Marshall is bringing some historical context. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=275677 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=275677 Plath's confessional style and the emotional backdrop under which it flowed provide a full picture of Plath at the top of her game. Marshall also highlights a seminal work: "Ariel." Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:52 -0500 Isn't this sentence redundant? https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=275675 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=275675 Doesn't the fact that Plath had celebrity status imply that her work was groundbreaking? Why shouldn't she be on the top-10 list? Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:50 -0500 "Culpable"? This word really stands out because the reviewer is blatantly blaming Hughes for the suicides. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=270784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=270784 If this forum were a court of law the reviewer would be held in contempt. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:46 -0500 I agree with Stacey. Stories can be fleshed out with a longer review, which puts the reader in a better position to follow a point a view. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=270780 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=270780 It's very easy to paint Wevill as a femme fatale, but having accounts of the dynamics, which may or may not be accurate, allows the reader to better question the veracity of statements. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 Although personal feelings should be filtered as much as possible when reviewing, the reviewer unabashedly mentions his admiration for Faulkner. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=270762 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=270762 The mention is also the reviewer's anecdotal way of demonstrating the profound influence Faulkner had on people through a firsthand account. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:46 -0500 Why should supporting your government in a time of war be a point of contention among British Historians? https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267971 Shouldn't Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst's place in history be more solidified because of this? Why should the suffragettes' movement and patriotism be mutually exclusive? Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:43 -0500 Hamlet: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. " https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267970 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:43 -0500