Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 18, 2006, at 7:39 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > it is one of the most dreadfully > overwritten pieces of drech ever published. None the less, it > stands as a > classic in the documentary pantheon. And that's why it appealed to this teenager, so long ago! We like our prose purple when we are young and idealistic. :-) And, I really do think he wrote that particular book that way because he wanted it to be experienced as a multi-media presentation. In fact, though it's been years since I read it, I recollect some statement about reading it while sitting between two "hi-fi" speakers playing Beethoven at full volume. Ken ----------------------------------- The Rev. Kenneth Frazier Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ ---------------------------------- Current Leica Photography (PESO): http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r Current Medium Format Photos: http://tinyurl.com/bjvfn