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Live Fast, Die Young: The Life and Times of Harry Greb
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So who bought the book, I am waiting to hear how some peeps felt about this book. I am worried about the book because from what I know about Klompton I am not at all sure it will be good, he has shown more arrogance than any ten posters put together you could name and his interpretation of facts can often leave a lot to be desired, once he gets set on something nothing can change his mind, no amount of facts will sway him.
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Originally posted by Anthony342 View PostYou could say that about a few people who have posted on this forum in the last few years.
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Originally posted by McGoorty View PostMaybe so mate, hopefully you wouldn;t classify me as one of them, I am not after another big argument with Klompton due to the reasons I put up before it would be akin to trying to swim if you were stuck fast inside a big iceberg.
Two hundred pages of footnotes is a good sign indeed. What would a book on Greb be without them? It seems to have the size and amount of research that would go into a serious work. If people on here do read it, we can expect some Greb threads to pop, and Klompton can expect his own arguments to start appearing under the names of others, often without reference. That's how it works. The words of the dead are modified in the guts of the living (W.H. Auden). It happens before they are dead too. But that is also when Klompton will sense his impact upon history. Perhaps he has the written the definitive work on Greb, like Ellman on Yeats or something. I am quite curious to see how a scholarly work meant for a larger audience was put together. Style is the final arbiter. But at the moment there is not one of us on here fit to shine Klompton's boots in a Greb discussion. He is now above arguing aspects of "the windmill" with the likes of trespassers and dilettantes like ourselves. That is also how it works, methinks.Last edited by The Old LefHook; 08-19-2015, 08:24 PM.
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Originally posted by The Old LefHook View PostI am waiting to hear some peeps out of peeps, too. Posting questions to Klompton this early concerning facts or interpretations of Greb which are likely to be found in his tome, seems too unfair for me to engage in, though the temptation is there. Massive labors of love always deserve that much. Such questions would be justifiably ignored, as I would do myself in that situation.
Two hundred pages of footnotes is a good sign indeed. What would a book on Greb be without them? It seems to have the size and amount of research that would go into a serious work. If people on here do read it, we can expect some Greb threads to pop, and Klompton can expect his own arguments to start appearing under the names of others, often without reference. That's how it works. The words of the dead are modified in the guts of the living (W.H. Auden). It happens before they are dead too. But that is also when Klompton will sense his impact upon history. Perhaps he has the written the definitive work on Greb, like Ellman on Yeats or something. I am quite curious to see how a scholarly work meant for a larger audience was put together. Style is the final arbiter. But at the moment there is not one of us on here fit to shine Klompton's boots in a Greb discussion. He is now above arguing aspects of "the windmill" with the likes of trespassers and dilettantes like ourselves. That is also how it works, methinks.
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