Tim,
In an earlier posting you seemed to indicate that you were
confining your study of the effects of this disorder to the
life, rather than using your psychological conclusions to
try to cast light on the work. I wonder if it is logically
possible to walk this fine line. If, for example, someone
were to prove pretty conclusively that Pound was clinically
insane from, let's say, 1935 to 1945, wouldn't that necessitate
a re-reading of all he wrote during that period?
Thanks,
==Dan P
At 01:28 PM 10/27/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I see clear indications of it starting in the '30s, and some signs as
>early as the 'teens, though that is more difficult to document.
>
> Tim
>
>On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:42:47 -0500 Daniel Pearlman
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Tim,
>>
>> Are you referring to a disorder that shaped Pound's behavior
>> all through his life or only for a certain period?
>>
>> ==Dan P
>>
>> At 10:11 AM 10/26/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> >It shaped his behavior.
>> >
>> >On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:42:52 -0500 Tim Romano <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Tim Redman,
>> >>
>> >> Let's assume, arguendo, that the diagnosis of 'bipolar disorder'
>> >> is on the money. Is it your contention that the mental aberration
>> >> shaped Pound's art? His behavior? If the former, are there other
>> >> artists from whose texts one can reach similar diagnoses? And is
>> >> their art in any way like Pound's? I'm wondering where you have
>> >> taken or intend to take the diagnosis. I'm curious also if you
>> >> pass Pound's use of multiple "voices" through this filter.
>> >>
>> >> Tim Romano
>> >
>> >Tim Redman
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>> >
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>
>Tim Redman
>School of Arts and Humanities, JO 31
>University of Texas at Dallas
>P.O. Box 830688
>Richardson, TX 75083-0688
>
>(972) 883-2775 (o)
>(972) 883-2989 (fax)
>
Dan Pearlman Office: Department of English
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