Thanks, Will! Don't know if you've read "The Sleep of the Calligrapher," Roberto Calasso's essay on Walser collected in his volume The Forty-Nine Steps, but he very plainly calls Walser "Last heir of the great romantics." Because this (in retrospect, obvious) connection is something I've never really looked into, I enjoyed your Eichendorff quote very much, as I will anything else you share from the German Romantics.
And yes, that passage from The Assistant resonates in a very personal way with me too. But I doubt we're alone.:)
Wow, I hadn't seen the Calasso essay, which I'll check out immediately. I'll keep looking for quotes to add from the German Romantics. I plan to add something from at least Brentano, Tieck, and Jean Paul.
@sam No you're no alone in the resonating :) - and thanks Will, this blog is a complete delight! I'm smitten :) for it's like visiting an online library with the best librarian imaginable. (The new collections of images are terrific.)
Thanks, Will! Don't know if you've read "The Sleep of the Calligrapher," Roberto Calasso's essay on Walser collected in his volume The Forty-Nine Steps, but he very plainly calls Walser "Last heir of the great romantics." Because this (in retrospect, obvious) connection is something I've never really looked into, I enjoyed your Eichendorff quote very much, as I will anything else you share from the German Romantics.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, that passage from The Assistant resonates in a very personal way with me too. But I doubt we're alone.:)
Wow, I hadn't seen the Calasso essay, which I'll check out immediately. I'll keep looking for quotes to add from the German Romantics. I plan to add something from at least Brentano, Tieck, and Jean Paul.
ReplyDelete@sam No you're no alone in the resonating :) - and thanks Will, this blog is a complete delight! I'm smitten :) for it's like visiting an online library with the best librarian imaginable. (The new collections of images are terrific.)
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