Rosalind was one of my fellow students at UEA and an obviously brilliant one. I'm so delighted to read this piece. When I was studying English at York in the early 1970s we didn't usually speak to each other beforehand much about what we read for the seminars and tutorials, but when it came to Shakespeare's Sonnets everyone was absolutely buzzing with excited amazement.
Thanks Jeremy for an excellent article - the section about reading while drinking coffee really resonated with me - for the last month or so I’ve been listening to John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme at least once a day, usually while drinking coffee. The passage of sonnet-related high drama you quoted could easily be describing my own experience listening to ALS. The excitement generated by this form of interaction (whether it is poet/reader or musician/listener) can, at its best, have a transcendental quality - great to read about such a successful attempt to capture this kind of elusive experience in words.
I just read 'The Courtyard' and I only want to read it again, and to read "Practice" as well, and to say thank you Jeremy. For you always lead me to new authors and great books. But I must admit that Shakespeare intimidates me (silence in the room - all eyes on me - their mute distaste emanating in waves - how dare you?). English is not my native language and I am still struggling with it. Any useful advice on the matter?
Rosalind was one of my fellow students at UEA and an obviously brilliant one. I'm so delighted to read this piece. When I was studying English at York in the early 1970s we didn't usually speak to each other beforehand much about what we read for the seminars and tutorials, but when it came to Shakespeare's Sonnets everyone was absolutely buzzing with excited amazement.
Thanks Jeremy for an excellent article - the section about reading while drinking coffee really resonated with me - for the last month or so I’ve been listening to John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme at least once a day, usually while drinking coffee. The passage of sonnet-related high drama you quoted could easily be describing my own experience listening to ALS. The excitement generated by this form of interaction (whether it is poet/reader or musician/listener) can, at its best, have a transcendental quality - great to read about such a successful attempt to capture this kind of elusive experience in words.
I just read 'The Courtyard' and I only want to read it again, and to read "Practice" as well, and to say thank you Jeremy. For you always lead me to new authors and great books. But I must admit that Shakespeare intimidates me (silence in the room - all eyes on me - their mute distaste emanating in waves - how dare you?). English is not my native language and I am still struggling with it. Any useful advice on the matter?
Yes. Absolutely.
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