tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post3571932201800788128..comments2024-01-15T05:26:06.518+00:00Comments on THOUGHTS OF XANADU: Walser: The TannersKubla Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-60067097722133586372021-12-17T01:39:51.443+00:002021-12-17T01:39:51.443+00:00Very nice blog you have herreVery nice blog you have herreKim Mhttps://www.kimmullins.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-90392321926757255122009-11-14T13:57:21.716+00:002009-11-14T13:57:21.716+00:00Hi Roxana
Joseph indeed has an ambivalence, and s...Hi Roxana<br /><br />Joseph indeed has an ambivalence, and sometimes his distance from his employer's wife also reflect his general ideas towards a middle class existence. I think Marti is quite class conscious and detests anything settled. but he is also unsure.....<br /><br />Walser's main protagonists are generally in search of; this search is also of love. Marti flirts with his mistress and finds a common ground also. so too with the other charcters.....I think Marti is an extremely sensual man, prone towards vulnerabilities. in general, all Walser characters are sensual, polite, cheeky and distant, with exceptions of course.<br /><br />however, overall, as you point out, the relationship of Joseph with his women or with the rest of the world is 'strange'. from a strange position, it gets estranged. and yes, there is a 'need' to love, a yearning. yearning and longing are thematic concerns in Walser.<br /><br />re the 'poem' i wrote, i think it was a mistake to post it here, for the tragedy is personal and close to many and some, from my circle, have been affronted with my 'casualness'of 'writing'. i will not delete it however. but, it has been an eye-opener.<br />many thanks for coming here as always.Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-92090799844742614132009-11-14T12:06:55.472+00:002009-11-14T12:06:55.472+00:00hi Kubla
slowly you will end up contaminating me ...hi Kubla<br /><br />slowly you will end up contaminating me with your Walser enthusiasm :-) i was just pondering the strange relationships Joseph has with the women around him, the absence of any explanation regarding his absent love life - or perhaps absent need to love?<br />i really need to read all three of these books!Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.com