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 ‘suicide’
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 »
A Brief Meditation on Suicide
Posted in Culture, tagged David Foster Wallace, depression, Infinite Jest, irrational, Michiko Kakutani, NYtimes, suicide 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 [...]
