[Oe List ...] Very close to the indicative is the imperative

[Herman Greene]

I was thinking more about Tolstoy's power of description as a novelist and
as explained by Brooks. Nothing more. 

His description, became the imperative (framed every subsequent choice).

 

I didn't think of his description as having a subjective bias so one is led
to "see the world as Tolstoy saw it" rather I thought Tolstoy's description
allowed peoples to see the world as it is.

 

Herman

 

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Susan Fertig
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 11:39 AM
To: 'Order Ecumenical Community'
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Very close to the indicative is the imperative

 

Hmmm, maybe I didn't quite understand what Brooks was saying. I can often be
persuaded to understand another's point of view (see the world as he does)
without adopting it; and while I'd like to think that if I understand the
other point of view I would then consider it in subsequent decisions, I
can't say that is always the case. But I like Jim's observation that once
you engage your reality changes. 

 

Susan

 

From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of James Wiegel
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 8:27 AM
To: Order Ecumenical Community
Cc: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Very close to the indicative is the imperative

 

He kind of makes the case for poets and activists living in separate worlds,
and for the human agony that you can't do much as an observer, and once you
engage in doing something,  what you see is way different . . .

Jim Wiegel

Jfwiegel at yahoo.com


On Nov 26, 2010, at 7:36, "Herman Greene" <hgreene at greenelawnc.com> wrote:

This quote from David Brook's Op-Ed today:

 

"In middle age, it was as a novelist that Tolstoy achieved his most lasting
influence. After all, description is prescription. If you can get people to
see the world as you do, you have unwittingly framed every subsequent
choice."

 

 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/opinion/26brooks.html?_r=1
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/opinion/26brooks.html?_r=1&hp> &hp 

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