On the subject of culturally specific v. universal subject matter- John Aubrey on William Shakespeare: "His Comoedies will remaine witt as long as the English tongue is understood, for that he handles mores hominum [the ways of mankind]. Now our present writers reflect so much on particular persons and coxcombeities that twenty yeares hence they will not be understood."
I'm enjoying going through your back catalogue while working at my desk job! My bandmate/friend/frequent collaborate AJ shares their birthday with Kipling. During the pandemic they hosted a birthday Zoom sing around and requested people sing their favorite Kipling work set to music. John Roberts was in attendance and did Oak & Ash & Thorn! AJ aspires to rent the Kipling house for a stay on their birthday some day. https://landmarktrustusa.org/rudyard-kiplings-naulakha
Ah Rosie, I could read a case of you and still be on my feet. But, do I miss the point of the footnotes? They make it hard work scrolling up and down on a small phone, losing my place and dropping the train of thought and selecting a great chunk for a restack. (Good think Substack has given us the Cancel option there.)
On the subject of culturally specific v. universal subject matter- John Aubrey on William Shakespeare: "His Comoedies will remaine witt as long as the English tongue is understood, for that he handles mores hominum [the ways of mankind]. Now our present writers reflect so much on particular persons and coxcombeities that twenty yeares hence they will not be understood."
Further:
https://www.theredhandfiles.com/awe-inspiring-beauty/
I'm enjoying going through your back catalogue while working at my desk job! My bandmate/friend/frequent collaborate AJ shares their birthday with Kipling. During the pandemic they hosted a birthday Zoom sing around and requested people sing their favorite Kipling work set to music. John Roberts was in attendance and did Oak & Ash & Thorn! AJ aspires to rent the Kipling house for a stay on their birthday some day. https://landmarktrustusa.org/rudyard-kiplings-naulakha
That house looks like a boat... Like a chunky river-barge
Ah Rosie, I could read a case of you and still be on my feet. But, do I miss the point of the footnotes? They make it hard work scrolling up and down on a small phone, losing my place and dropping the train of thought and selecting a great chunk for a restack. (Good think Substack has given us the Cancel option there.)
But you're forgiven if its necessary.
Kind regards,
Alan
I would suggest reading through and ignoring them, then reading them afterwards