tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post4342115733653795576..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: The Archbishop of Canterbury Reading DostoevskyAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-25851643285085027222010-03-22T05:13:42.225-05:002010-03-22T05:13:42.225-05:00I had the privilege of working with all three (Pro...I had the privilege of working with all three (Professor's Wood, Jeffrey and Prickett) at Baylor. <br /><br />Dr Prickett (also Emeritus Regius Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University) is now based at the University of Kent in Canterbury for those intersted.Anna Blanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485487679026159856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-6265764798197480982010-01-20T19:47:48.464-06:002010-01-20T19:47:48.464-06:00Sorry I never responded to your link here, Gabriel...Sorry I never responded to your link here, Gabriel. I suppose I thought I'd come back to it but then forgot. Neuhaus's seemed like a relatively gentle slapping around. Although I might have lost interest had I been given the impression that those two quotes illustrating Williams's 'voice' were exhaustively representative of the book as a whole, I yet hold out hope that there will be more interest in the actual citations of D's novels and of Bakhtin, if nothing else. I shall post more one day, when I've actually been able to read the book!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-70033480183943893142010-01-01T09:19:51.670-06:002010-01-01T09:19:51.670-06:00Aaron,
Have you read Neahaus's slapping aroun...Aaron,<br /><br />Have you read Neahaus's slapping around of old Rowan?<br /><br />http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/11/dostoevskys-question-34<br /><br />After reading it, I never had much interest in pursuing the actual book. I'd be interested to read your thoughts.G Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797757461858023882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-70313909271324941742009-12-30T23:51:12.085-06:002009-12-30T23:51:12.085-06:00Good news, my friends! I have just heard back from...Good news, my friends! I have just heard back from Dr Wood, who informs me that Dr Prickett 'is doing very well at the University of Kent, and the Makers of <br />the Christian Imagination series is very much alive and well, even if my Chesterton volume [!] is delayed, alas'! He did not mention who is editing it now, but at least it is still proceeding, and with such an exciting upcoming volume to boot!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-4661473653673923892009-12-30T15:37:50.767-06:002009-12-30T15:37:50.767-06:00Wow, that's terrible! I can't help but won...Wow, that's terrible! I can't help but wonder how all of this affects Dr Wood's department, or for that matter the future of this 'Christian Imagination' series. If Prickett is no longer at Baylor, presumably he is also no longer editing a series for their publishing arm. Will someone replace him (and if so, who?), or will the series be scrapped?<br /><br />I'm going to try to get to the bottom of this!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-71943344914977221102009-12-30T15:07:37.029-06:002009-12-30T15:07:37.029-06:00I only met him once, several years ago, when I was...I only met him once, several years ago, when I was visiting at Baylor.<br /><br />Apparently, he left in 2008, and not of his own choosing.<br /><br />http://www.worldmag.com/articles/13891<br /><br />I don't know where he is now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-74150661316337705712009-12-30T14:19:27.763-06:002009-12-30T14:19:27.763-06:00Anon.> Thank you for confirming this. I have ad...Anon.> Thank you for confirming this. I have adjusted the statement in the post accordingly. Might I ask: was this a recent development? And what is he doing now? A Google search turns up Baylor and Glasgow (apparently an even older position).Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-92231388736014308562009-12-30T13:40:34.323-06:002009-12-30T13:40:34.323-06:00Fr Mark is correct; Dr. Prickett is no longer at B...Fr Mark is correct; Dr. Prickett is no longer at Baylor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-40248047768273473522009-12-30T11:37:12.107-06:002009-12-30T11:37:12.107-06:00Okay guys, just promise me that no attention will ...Okay guys, just promise me that no attention will be called to this outside of my own enigmatic references and what has already been said in this combox.<br /><br />Dad> Actually, just to be a bit pedantic, it was the <i>Writer's Diary</i> I accused him of not having read. It was perhaps an unlikely tack to pursue, but his reaction--he was at a loss for words--suggested to me that maybe I'd struck a nerve. Fortunately, McLachlan was there to bail me out.<br /><br />Protov> I'm not entirely certain what you mean by 'rationalist', though if it is perhaps that he was plagued by the doubts and rationalism of his age, then I certainly agree. Humorist is quite certain, and it is indeed a happy development in the reading of D here in the West.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-48691590902419510922009-12-30T02:19:45.473-06:002009-12-30T02:19:45.473-06:00It is a great relief that Dostoevsky is finally pe...It is a great relief that Dostoevsky is finally perceived as a rationalist and a humorist. This fact was always quite of naturally absorbed in the Romanian translations.seraphimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804487873268748108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-42994370651373804712009-12-29T23:17:56.693-06:002009-12-29T23:17:56.693-06:00For a preview of Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Talen...For a preview of <i>Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Talent</i> see:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=aPDWoV34ISoC&dq=dostoevsky%E2%80%99s+polyphonic+talent&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=UWnKM4A2tq&sig=N9ckiykhCZ8s4xRpod-N_bHZp1M&hl=en&ei=QeI6S5LjDYnGlAfQ9MSVBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-85646061021828465192009-12-29T23:14:52.969-06:002009-12-29T23:14:52.969-06:00Bringing to mind the distinctive and plaintive voi...Bringing to mind the distinctive and plaintive voice ringing down the halls of Baylor Student Union: "Have you even read Dostoevsky's Letters??"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479149467250808551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-3662596395827425562009-12-29T22:41:37.635-06:002009-12-29T22:41:37.635-06:00...one poorly written and unwise paper prone to hy...<i>...one poorly written and unwise paper prone to hyperbole by a certain young Orthodox convert who was, strangely, asked to say the blessing at a dinner for the presenters at Baylor.<br /></i><br /><br />Well, there are converts and then there are converts, and we are all our own most critical of critics. I'm sure it's very interesting. I had no idea a certain convert had already been published.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-4738323808926369812009-12-29T20:54:36.386-06:002009-12-29T20:54:36.386-06:00Owen> I'm pleased that you liked it!
I am ...Owen> I'm pleased that you liked it!<br /><br />I am rather trepidatious about your reading <i>DPT</i>. Terras & Wood (oh, and I almost forgot, McLachlan & Souris!) are very much worthwhile. The Orthodox convert I mentioned makes a poor showing. It is that more than anything else that has prevented my mentioning this book before.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-47403481292399227082009-12-29T20:00:48.450-06:002009-12-29T20:00:48.450-06:00Aaron,
Another excellent post!
I yesterday order...Aaron,<br /><br />Another excellent post!<br /><br />I yesterday ordered on Amazon <i>Dostoevsky’s Polyphonic Talent</i> when I read this and saw one used copy for 7 and change whilst all the rest were 30+ bucks.Ochlophobist https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751003558600087713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-15097536180718694732009-12-28T17:56:11.264-06:002009-12-28T17:56:11.264-06:00Alas! I have a parishioner who frequently passes ...Alas! I have a parishioner who frequently passes his old Touchstones on to me - the pile has grown beyond my ability to keep up with all the articles. I'll have to check to see if he's given me that one.<br /><br />Baylor has had a number of gifted teachers of literature who are both scholars and Christian gentlemen - Ralph Wood, Stephen Prickett, and David Lyle Jeffrey, to name a few. Most interesting!St. Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969240942813338416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-33885831841360919602009-12-28T15:45:29.951-06:002009-12-28T15:45:29.951-06:00Sorry, Father! The Ralph Wood link is to his Baylo...Sorry, Father! The Ralph Wood link is to his Baylor homepage. The review of Williams does not appear to be available online. Nor do I have a print copy, or else I would have quoted from and referred to it. I'll have to borrow it from someone!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-66030873134970252202009-12-28T15:05:46.388-06:002009-12-28T15:05:46.388-06:00As you delve in more deeply, let us know what you ...As you delve in more deeply, let us know what you make of the book - it's on my list, but a bit far down.<br /><br />And I hadn't realized that this was part of a series being edited by Stephen Prickett. His Words and the Word is a fascinating study of biblical and literary language. For some reason, I thought he'd left Baylor. <br /><br />In the meantime, I'll have to look into Ralph Wood's review. Thanks for the link!<br /><br />-Fr MarkSt. Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969240942813338416noreply@blogger.com