Friday, April 16, 2010

Paul Fussell on Kingsley Amis: And the King's Response

A review on the King.
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5 comments:

Arelcao Akleos said...

Very nice article. One question: what was the basis for differnt folks accusing him of being a "Philistine"??

4/17/2010 9:14 AM
My Frontier Thesis said...

In lay terms, we might refer to Kingsley as a high-brow complainer (hey, he was a critic). And through his complaints, morons assumed he didn't like culture.

He was a fairly fierce cold warrior as well, contra Stalin and his game plan -- not a real trendy thing to do around Oxford.

4/17/2010 10:33 AM
Arelcao Akleos said...

Ah, I see, well, then, as one Philistine to another, I salute ye, Amis.

4/17/2010 10:38 AM
My Frontier Thesis said...

It's appropriate to have a bloody bull in his name. At least I do around here.

Gonna mix some up tonight. Be sure to add plenty of course/fresh ground pepper.

4/17/2010 10:42 AM
My Frontier Thesis said...

And glad you enjoyed the article, AA.

4/17/2010 10:43 AM

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