I mean, I enjoyed Werther pretty much from page one, but when I got to that bit about kissing the sand-blotted note, it was all over for me. I put both hands over my face and just reveled in the moment for a minute. Serious or not-entirely-serious - I think it inevitably has to be a little bit of both. Goethe's not unkind to Werther, but in order to be kind to Werther you have to see him. Werther seen with a clear eye is inevitably a little funny (sometimes a lot).
As for the Chronicle, I've come too far to give up now! And I'm not not enjoying it.
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Date: 2019-02-20 09:01 pm (UTC)I mean, I enjoyed Werther pretty much from page one, but when I got to that bit about kissing the sand-blotted note, it was all over for me. I put both hands over my face and just reveled in the moment for a minute. Serious or not-entirely-serious - I think it inevitably has to be a little bit of both. Goethe's not unkind to Werther, but in order to be kind to Werther you have to see him. Werther seen with a clear eye is inevitably a little funny (sometimes a lot).
As for the Chronicle, I've come too far to give up now! And I'm not not enjoying it.