tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post9203935665470877973..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: Irony in actionThe Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-54212911649732705582013-02-06T09:47:18.998+00:002013-02-06T09:47:18.998+00:00Anonymous: I don't entirely disagree with your...Anonymous: I don't entirely disagree with your assessment of Werther.I did suggest to the students that Goethe is mocking his younger self and that readers are meant to find him ridiculous. That did strike a chord. <br /><br />Totally agree about the epeeist comment. Precious types, arent' they?The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-2491734637835966422013-02-05T20:27:20.295+00:002013-02-05T20:27:20.295+00:00Really, the fact that Young Werther would be a dea...Really, the fact that Young Werther would be a dead cinch for the Bulwer-Lytton Prize aside ('Paul Clifford' was actually better), the little bed wetter Werther moans like an epeeist and makes 110 pages seem like 330. What brain dead modern uni student wouldn't find it deadly boring? They're missing a trick...it's actually great comedy! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-23717442617234374182013-02-05T17:48:18.158+00:002013-02-05T17:48:18.158+00:00So very recognizable!
(Such a shame though, I wo...So very recognizable! <br /><br />(Such a shame though, I wouldn't have minded attending. Read Werther a couple of years ago, in German though. Would have liked to see and hear what you've done with it)<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Comrade. One day they'll get it. Maybe not in your classroom, but one day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com