Re: Prose Style, was Time to Get Religion
On Dec 7, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
Carl Remick wrote: > >
As wordy novelists go, Conrad is infinitely more enjoyable than
Henry James, who had a tendency (as has been famously noted) to chew more than
could he could bite off.Oh pish.
I don’t believe I’ve ever agreed with a “pish” before, but there’s a
first time for everything. The “chew more than he could bite off”
complaint reminds me of the “too many notes” complaint about Bach. I
wish I had about a month with nothing else to do but read some late
James.
Doug