so did you like him?

Comment by hannah Sharpe from crewe England — August 28, 2007 @ 1:28 pm

Marvellous article! Too much of his stuff is hectoring wind, but at his best there is nothing more invigorating. Tarr and the The Wild Body still take the breath away, his late paintings have a seductively strange clarity, the opening to The Childermass has probably not been bettered anywhere and Malign Fiesta is so utterly and contemptuously STRANGE its like will not be seen again. Self-Condemned is a brilliantly ponderous structure of ice and fire.  Time and Western Man pointed very critically the way to our current age; reading it now is more relevant than reading today’s newspaper.

Comment by tomwootton from looks pretty much like hell from here — August 29, 2007 @ 5:49 am

hannah - good question, and how is Mr.Porterman?

tom - Thanks. I learned from your comments and may I say you did a fine job of enticing people towards the work of WL. Great line: “reading it now is more relevant than reading today’s newspaper.”

Comment by D.M. Edwards — August 30, 2007 @ 5:39 pm

A very clear article on a subjective minefield.

I have never really understood Lewis (despite some effort) but he seems to have some hold over me – I’m always wading through one or other of his texts with a partially furrowed brow, waiting for him to knock me out again with another unexpected phrase. I rather enjoy posting some of his bitter lines on unsuspecting Myspace “friends” – I think he might have approved.

I liked the Likely Lads reference – I see him as a latter day Uncle Monty perhaps – “Once again that Oaf has ruined my day…”

Comment by M.Sheridan from Llangadog — August 31, 2007 @ 12:02 pm