tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post1686104118880421358..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Eros and Memories of LoveJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-30840383545617972612016-09-04T08:39:22.601-06:002016-09-04T08:39:22.601-06:00I've not read any of this writer's work si...I've not read any of this writer's work since my teenage years when I was working my way round the European literary scene@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-49547534093182992482014-08-25T10:14:03.095-06:002014-08-25T10:14:03.095-06:00Brian,
Thanks for your insight which hits an impor...Brian,<br />Thanks for your insight which hits an important aspect of the story. The substitution by Alissa of spiritual love for that of this world is the other key ingredient in this short novel.<br />Gide is one of my favorite authors, but many of his themes are colored by his upbringing in the nineteenth century and the era when he developed his writing style which was primarily before the Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-79768923139611752452014-08-25T08:25:01.579-06:002014-08-25T08:25:01.579-06:00Insightful commentary as always James.
I like the...Insightful commentary as always James.<br /><br />I like the theme of how the memories of the strong emotions of our youth effect us in such complicated ways. I think that there is much truth to be mined there and it sounds as if this book does that. Personally I also find this to be true.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com