tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post4737012984531829809..comments2023-09-11T01:59:23.810-07:00Comments on Sierra Highlands: avoiding the difficulty of understandingWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-33594216069909565122008-04-18T16:19:00.000-07:002008-04-18T16:19:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-2650308544087273592008-04-18T15:52:00.000-07:002008-04-18T15:52:00.000-07:00Ah, so you do know Susan! (She's the one who mail...Ah, so you do know Susan! (She's the one who mailed me your link.) <BR/><BR/>I hope you understand that I wasn't criticizing your choice of a quote. I really liked the point. And how could it help but include some of the jargon it was exposing? I thought it related not only to Senior's Poetic Knowledge, but perhaps also to C.S. Lewis' essay "Transposition."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-66849919217402362302008-04-18T08:20:00.000-07:002008-04-18T08:20:00.000-07:00I know it does sound jargon-y. In the whole cont...I know it does sound jargon-y. In the whole context of the article it makes more sense. But it does put into words something about trying to contain something into a little box so you can stand back and feel comfortable about it. In this case, poetry appreciation; but you see it in other places too.<BR/><BR/>"Understanding" requires a kind of spirit of reception -- the etymology implies "standing between, among". "Overstanding" implies a perception of power and distance over the idea which to me can be reductive and a bit misleading.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, those are the thoughts that I had in mind when I put the quote up. Perhaps a bit related to John Senior's ideas of the attitude towards literature that Susan referred to in her post on <A HREF="http://highdeserthome.blogspot.com/2008/04/inspiring-home-for-learning-4.html" REL="nofollow">a book-rich home</A>.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-27762079832615414292008-04-18T06:26:00.000-07:002008-04-18T06:26:00.000-07:00When I first started reading, I thought, "What kin...When I first started reading, I thought, "What kind of jargon-y quote is this?" but I'm glad I persisted, already having discerned that you choose your quotes for a good reason. And the payoff was worth it! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com