Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 14:11:55 -0800
Subject: MB: 2-things


Silence must be broached once in a while!

        First, I find it hard to believe that *Le livre a` venir* has not
been translated into English -- I've searched probable titles (The Book to
Come,' 'The Future Book,' etc) as well as by author and have found nothing!
I'm teaching *The Space of Literature* and there are some sections from LV I
would like to use as supplements.  Does anyone know if it truly is untranslated?
        Second, yesterday, in discussing "The Essential Solitude" from EL
with some bright, advanced undergraduates (a combination of English and
philosophy majors) who were having considerable difficulty in fathoming the
image-fascination relation (especially as this bears on solitude), I found
myself resorting to the notion of fetish.  This recourse seemed to work
(well, sort of), but I found myself quite uneasy about making this parallel,
nevertheless drawn toward it (worst of all, I was aware of these
'doublings').  I was wondering what thoughts others might have on this parallel.
Reg Lilly
Philosophy 
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
rlilly-AT-skidmore.edu