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| Discussion: Robertson Davies wow hes an amazing author, i never knew of him before im doing a project on him and he has such a facinating life >>By kitty kat Can anyone tell me where i might find some criticism about the deptford trilogy? or the manticore in perticular >>By Jesse Does anyone know exactly what the ending of Fifth Business means??? Who really killed Boy? >>By Lauren It was Paul Dempster who killed Boy staunton, its writen in his structure book, before he wrote the novel! >>By Pigeon The novel, Fifth Business is one of the most amazing works of Canadian fiction ever published! >>By Dana Mr. Davies once said .. Education, if it is real and not a sham, is a releasing, not imprisoning thing.. Can anyone tell me what he means exactly or closely??? >>By Misty Um, archetypes, yeah, uh, where's my whiskey, uh, yeah, uh, whiskey >>By Mr. Kelly I thought Fifth Business was a great book, an excellent example of great Canadian literature. The rest of the trilogy is also just as good! >>By Sheridan Anyone looking for real literature analysis should read Particia Monks' Mud and Magic Shows. It's a little more literary than what is studied at the high school level, but this is not really a high school book. It really takes a mature individual to appreciate the complexity of Davies' structure and form. I'm not overwhelmed by Davies' genius as some of you are, but I have to say that he must have been a truly dedicated and sophisticated writer. >>By HelixGrl seriously, I don't like books that don't emphasize war, but this book is really good, I'd have to say. Now the problem is, i need a goddamn character sketch for Boy Staunton. Where can I find such critical info? >>By me The book was a little out on the wing. Not hard to follow just messed up. Don't get me wrong it was well written and had a strategic method of writing style, but robertson davies must have had a different upbringing in an strange atmosphere. >>By Timothy good stuff! ie njoyed th e implications raised by DAvies as he attemplts to unravel the mysteries of the mind >>By J. overgaard Davies strikes me to have no answer to scepticism, when asked the question why is it important that men know literature history etc. the only answer he can summon in the mouth of Geraint in the Lyre of Orpheus is that one reads in order to know what others will do. Is that good enough? He seems to imply that that is the best form of knowledge, does that mean that truth is unimportant and the only truth is what human beings feel, knowledge is a mere self help guide. >>By Matthew Yo davies was a good writer but i find he likes to over emphasize an over analyze the points of thought and behaviour in his books, it's very interesting but it can really slow down the pace of the book. >>By Hot Nixx robertson davies is a genius because hes left handed. anyhow thats not what i came to say, if you like fifth buiness read the second book, dont bother with World of Wonders. and yes, it was Paul Dempster who killed boy staunton, but it wasnt. cos by the time he did kill him he wasnt Paul Demptser anymore he was Magnus. so i guess if you wanted to actually read that part you do have to read World of Wonders. not just the structure book >>By razzbarry It has been a while since I read the trilogy but I found myself reading things into the book because it was referred to me by someone I got involved with. I guess I had trouble following the story from "the 5th Business" to the "Manticore" because the narration switched from Dunstan to Boy's Son and the "voice" seemed the same to me... it took time, all through the analysis and his comments of revulsion and curiosity of Dunstan. I did enjoy the manticore. I would say that I was always surprised by this book. I thought I had gotten a handle on it and then something extraordinary would pop in. The same ex- who referred me to this trilogy told me she found "What's Bred in the Bone" to be his strongest work. >>By Pictman What about the Salterton Trilogy???? Fantastic books all of them. Funnily enough they got me into university on a whim by the head of my department when he heard me mention them. He still talks about it to this day. Thanks Mr. Davies! >>By mebaroo Wow, I wish I had mentioned Davies at my college interviews! I love everything he wrote - his pacing, his characters, the way he plays around with them. I miss him sorely and genuinely grieved when he died. >>By RedReader Yeah true; but his books are still here and incredibly re-readable! >>By mebaroo I reread Fifth Business and am amazed by it even more. I think that there is such a subtlety of character in his writing...I love how he develops characters , we are sure of who this person is after he's given a lot of surface detail... impressions, and then he rips to the core and this minor player by implication, suddenly adds so much to the story. Everything is turned over. I want to read more now...the Cornish Trilogy, and whatever I can get my hands on. >>By Pictman You are not logged in. To access all functionality, you can log in via Flork. Flork is a worldwide community of people who are interested in music, movies and books. As a Flork-User, you can participate in this and other discussions, meet new people and exchange messages with other members directly: www.flork.com |