Hi Dan and others Seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPJmm4_rcSU
nice summary and references to both Bosch and Buddha hope you enjoy it Jan-Anders 17 maj 2014 x kl. 09:36 skrev Ant McWatt <[email protected]>: > Dan, > > Many, many thanks for the additional biographical details about Henry Miller. > I suppose seeing now that Miller influenced Jack Kerouac's writing who, in > turn of course, influenced Pirsig, I suppose we shouldn't be TOO surprized > that Miller's and Pirsig's writing have deep similarities especially about > subjects such as art and mysticism. > > I'm therefore looking forward to reading "Big Sur" more than ever now! > > Happy reading! > > Ant > > > www.robertpirsig.org > > ---------------------------------------- > > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Ant McWatt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dan, >> >> I hadn't realised either that Henry Miller's "Big Sur and the Oranges of >> Hieronymus Bosch" was written extensively "about artists of all sorts... >> [and that he claimed] even the community plumber is an artist. Reminds me a >> lot of ZMM." >> >> I, for one anyway, will be making sure to also read Miller's "Big Sur" book >> this Summer if only due to your intriguing comment quoted above. Many >> thanks for pointing this similarity out between the two books. Much >> appreciated. > > > Dan Glover replied to Ant McWatt, May 17th 2014: > > > Hi Ant, > > I'm about 1/2 way through with the book and enjoying it immensely. > While it isn't a travel-related book like ZMM it is definitely worth a > read... I think you'll see the resemblance. From Wiki: > > "Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an > American writer. He was known for breaking with existing literary > forms, developing a new sort of semi-autobiographical novel that > blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, > explicit language, sex, surrealist free association and mysticism, > always distinctly about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller > and yet also fictional." > > The article goes on to say his work had a heavy influence on the Beat > writers, especially Jack Kerouac, the only one Miller cared for. > > Thanks, > > Dan > > http://www.danglover.com > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
