tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post5042604873221911109..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Vulgarity by G.K. ChestertonCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-76344532385360557842017-01-08T00:30:46.468-08:002017-01-08T00:30:46.468-08:00I hadn't thought about that either, but I like...I hadn't thought about that either, but I liked Chesterton's take on it.<br /><br />Hmmm ..... not enjoyable, huh? Yet one of your favourites ...??? I can't wait to find out what that means. ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-44125515403798201722017-01-07T14:24:57.718-08:002017-01-07T14:24:57.718-08:00I never thought about vulgarity from a spiritual s...I never thought about vulgarity from a spiritual sense, but that's interesting. It sounds very much like a Chesterton essay; I'll have to check it out some time. :) <br /><br />And yay, Kafka! He's not really an enjoyable author, yet he is one of my favorites. Haven't read "A Little Woman," though. Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48740805350579741882017-01-05T08:17:58.165-08:002017-01-05T08:17:58.165-08:00Yes, it is! I thought it was time to spice things...Yes, it is! I thought it was time to spice things up a bit! ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-19281496388093833432017-01-04T10:46:28.190-08:002017-01-04T10:46:28.190-08:00By the way, I love your cover photo. It's new...By the way, I love your cover photo. It's new, isn't it?Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-57337165466782186322017-01-04T10:18:08.043-08:002017-01-04T10:18:08.043-08:00That's the trick I think. Read it and then re...That's the trick I think. Read it and then read it again and go slooowly. And then read it again. It's encouraging though that you get the most out of works that are so difficult.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-73179815450128219962017-01-04T09:24:35.613-08:002017-01-04T09:24:35.613-08:00Nah, probably not. They would have defended it, j...Nah, probably not. They would have defended it, justified it, protected it, and the like, even as you say "been proud." : /Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-53556275535472790032017-01-04T09:15:37.167-08:002017-01-04T09:15:37.167-08:00I love to read everything Chesterton and I agree w...I love to read everything Chesterton and I agree with you about his sometimes dizzying way of expressing profound thoughts and truths. I often have to read a sentence a couple of times before I think I have it.<br /><br />Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-26047630987869119432017-01-03T22:15:09.260-08:002017-01-03T22:15:09.260-08:00Yes, I agree. We don't reverence certain thin...Yes, I agree. We don't reverence certain things like we should. Things become common that should not, and by them losing their value, we lose a little bit (or alot) of the richness of life. If nothing else, Chesterton is certainly thought-provoking!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58988116027173106332017-01-03T22:13:16.067-08:002017-01-03T22:13:16.067-08:00Yes, you certainly could be right and probably are...Yes, you certainly could be right and probably are. He's a clever one. Strange to compare him to Dostoyevsky, but I believe you need to read quite a number of their works before you even start to figure them out!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58188404677279363042017-01-03T22:12:06.999-08:002017-01-03T22:12:06.999-08:00But would the Pompeiians have called it vulgar? I...But would the Pompeiians have called it vulgar? I'm not sure, whereas in Chesterton's time, I think there would have been a common agreement on the definition (even though he thinks it's not quite apropos) and people might have been proud of being vulgar. It's definitely something to think about.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-46264464352134590712017-01-03T21:30:57.203-08:002017-01-03T21:30:57.203-08:00I think this truly speaks to me as what is "v...I think this truly speaks to me as what is "vulgarity" - "without the sense that all things in their way are sacred things". I think it is when we forget that there are bounds and those are sacrosanct and try and cross those over with all our confidence and may be even prejudices, do we become vulgar. Very thought proving, this essay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-49940245505775389192017-01-03T20:02:49.980-08:002017-01-03T20:02:49.980-08:00i've observed that GKC likes to turn adages or...i've observed that GKC likes to turn adages or similar commonly accepted opinions on their heads and use arguments from the downside to make points... sort of almost like sarcasm, except he's serious... haven't read this particular essay, so i don't know if he does that here, it's just something i've noted in other works of his...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-50090031085805825772017-01-03T10:34:34.038-08:002017-01-03T10:34:34.038-08:00Interesting word history. I bet the Ancients had ...Interesting word history. I bet the Ancients had a word meaning "vulgar" as we know it today b/c I know vulgarity existed then as it does today. (See the discovery of Pompeii.) I wonder what it was. Very interesting, nonetheless. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com