lounge (v.)
to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.
1508, from Scot., of uncertain origin, "to lounge about, lie at full length,"
The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881;
in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912,
originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011
kenneth white mikhail bakhtin death match
as i attempt to re-don my critical theory trousers i have abandoned a (much) longer post about bakhtin and white on the grounds it felt a wee bit negative (and for that i can look to ian bell).
what i will say is that a return to reading bakhtin was like a joy. and in the ensuing googlefight (yes, such is the extent of my critical engagement) there could be only one winner
a clear knockout. like sending in a boy to play a man's sport. i feel a tad guilty about it but having read jet about all of white's essays in english the clarity (sic! no, but really) of bakhtin was like a breath of fresh air. i still like white but he'll be being rested for some time!
Knockout or on points?
ReplyDeletea clear knockout. like sending in a boy to play a man's sport. i feel a tad guilty about it but having read jet about all of white's essays in english the clarity (sic! no, but really) of bakhtin was like a breath of fresh air. i still like white but he'll be being rested for some time!
ReplyDeleteYou've got me wondering where I put my semiotic boxers.
ReplyDeletei'm intertextual commando style muself
ReplyDeleteintertextual commando style haha
ReplyDelete(i have to start on Bakhtin again, too, i need it for my book, what a funny coincidence)
there are things i'm reading where i'm just thinking, please get on with it! but bakhtin is not one of those...
ReplyDeleteyou've got me laughing my mythopoetical socks off.
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