In an article for the Times, A.O. Scott, the movie critic, compares David Foster Wallace to Ezra Pound, not the raving, facisct Pound, but the sophiscated innovator of Modernism pound. He concludes that of his comtemporaries, Wallace most fully articulated the anxiety of his generation, but admits that Wallace’s work, like Pound’s Cantos, will most [...]
Posts Tagged ‘David Foster Wallace’
Esteem for Wallace
Posted in Culture, tagged A.O. Scott, David Foster Wallace, Erza Pound, Infinite Jest, NYtimes, suicide on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunny Side Down
Posted in Culture, Education, tagged commencement, David Foster Wallace, exhortation, Kenyon on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On a more positive note, I encourage you to read DFW’s Kenyon Commencement address. While he is ostenibly describing the purpose of a liberal arts education, his message is rather simple: you can, and perhaps should, choose to step outside of yourself.
A Brief Meditation on Suicide
Posted in Culture, tagged David Foster Wallace, suicide, NYtimes, Michiko Kakutani, irrational, Infinite Jest, depression on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, as I was grading my students’ reflections on their names, I noticed a new AP story link on the Times: David Foster Wallace had died. When I clicked on the link, I was anticipating suicide; I would have guessed that he died of a weak heart or of a drug overdose. Apparently, his [...]
