[New-Poetry] FR Leavis examined

[Bob Grumman]

>> > "I don't know, mama.  I can't paint and I can't fuck and I'm angry all
>> > the time.  Now I know how a critic must feel." - Ellen Cherry, in
>> > Skinny Legs and All, by Tom Robbins.
>>
>> I'm curious: is Ellen Cherry expressing the author's point of view, or is
>> she a satire on the standard tenth-rate artist?

>>--Bob G.

> All the characters are . . . caricatures, and satirical to this or
> that degree.  The character of Ellen Cherry is pure artist, whether
> the final product is good, bad, or indifferent.  It's a fun read and
> plays with serious matters, such as the patriarchal/Christian
> subversion of the matriarchal/Dionysian mind set.
>
> -- Jim

Good capsulization--thanks.

--Bob G.