From: Tom Messmer <messmer-AT-endpage.com>
Subject: Re: AUT: CLR James and Melville
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 18:47:42 -0700


Ah, there's the rub. Still, that's something I think many of us still 
struggle with to this day, like what exactly are you supposed to "do" 
with all yer theory? His portrayal Ishmael's relationship to the mates 
and Ahab on one hand and the crew on the other(and his portrayal of the 
crew itself as some sort of noble savages) leave something to be 
desired, but considering when he wrote it, etc etc, it is really quite 
insightful in reading in Melville a prophecy of certain twentieth 
century "types", even if it is somewhat painful to be a "Typee". Sorry, 
I couldnt resist that. Hey, on a completely different note, I'm getting 
married in less than two weeks, yikers!
Tom

On Aug 4, 2004, at 6:22 PM, FoofighterPilot wrote:

> Tom,
>
> Thought this might be of interest to you.  A comment an acquaintance 
> made, with Melville in mind.
>
>
>
> James's entire world view was still predicated on an impassable 
> boundary
> between intellectuals and ordinary people, and that people who violated
> that boundary, like James's friend Richard Wright, threw a monkey 
> wrench
> into James's entire modus operandi. This is one original component of 
> my
> analysis of James's work on Melville, which I might add, has no 
> precedent.
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
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