tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post8073951738616808737..comments2024-02-29T02:16:45.679-08:00Comments on Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche: Republic of LettersJohn V. Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136533410768061217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-61403035665710601052011-03-12T00:32:08.767-08:002011-03-12T00:32:08.767-08:00Naah. The color would clash with the little Légio...Naah. The color would clash with the little Légion d'honneur thingy, which is bound to arrive any day now.John V. Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136533410768061217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-37431167834595290482011-03-11T10:15:03.858-08:002011-03-11T10:15:03.858-08:00P.S. Does this mean you have a badge and wear it w...P.S. Does this mean you have a badge and wear it with pride?obrienatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863650206038637854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-37119903283354303482011-03-11T10:14:08.793-08:002011-03-11T10:14:08.793-08:00Oddly enough, the Affaire Lafayette happened to co...Oddly enough, the Affaire Lafayette happened to coincide with my teaching "La Princesse" to a group of third- and fourth-year undergraduates in Dublin. So: a slightly different audience, neither French nor American, but having a strong sense of literature being bound up with cultural and national identity. <br />We kept up with French blog discussion along the way; and, incidentally, I am sure the students read more commentary, and encountered more critical ideas, than they would have done had I assigned two or three token articles. <br />The book was "actuel"--a good word, given its actual/very concrete aspect. <br />The "engagement" was infectious. <br />The book was so hot it was smoking.<br />Well, I might exaggerate there: but thank you M. Sarkozy. Not something I'd usually say too often.<br />(I love "La Princesse." And to be fair to my students, they'd have loved it too anyway.)obrienatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863650206038637854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-22885115696082522442011-03-10T04:22:48.099-08:002011-03-10T04:22:48.099-08:00So, you don't think the Oprah Book Club quite ...So, you don't think the Oprah Book Club quite measures up?Steve Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348211003750424579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907071700721966011.post-42412490191877775812011-03-09T22:35:38.405-08:002011-03-09T22:35:38.405-08:00Encore!Encore!P.B. Lecronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804083711874529527noreply@blogger.com