";s:4:"text";s:2965:" . On Being Blue NPR coverage of On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry by William H. Gass, with a foreward by Michael Gorra. Mr. Gass redefines Philosophical Inquiry and in the process shames his equivalents. The very first sentence will illustrate the structure of a cumulative sentence with the base clause "blue has become their color" near last, as well as leap into the subject of being blue. The very first sentence will illustrate the structure of a cumulative sentence with the base clause "blue has become their color" near last, as well as leap into the subject of being blue. tags: blue. Bluebird, blue coats, blue collar, bluing. ― William H. Gass, On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry. On Being Blue is a remarkable piece of rumination: it toes, wades, pulls its skirt up and immerses itself in the word 'blue.' 1 likes. It brings us the world in a word as only William H. Gass, among contemporary American writers, can do. Like “Seldom was blue for blue's sake present till Pollock hurled pigment at his canvas like pies.” ― William H. Gass, On Being Blue. On being blue is the subject of this philosophical inquiry by William Gass, but I read it primarily because of his wonderful cumulative sentences. 0 likes. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. It brings us the world in a word as only William H. Gass, among contemporary American writers, can do. Sad reds and melancholy yellows are difficult to turn up. In fact, On Being Blue is richly stocked with information regarding the colour in its title. The very first sentence will illustrate the structure of a cumulative sentence with the base clause "blue has become their color" near last, as well as leap into the subject of being blue. On being blue is the subject of this philosophical inquiry by William Gass, but I read it primarily because of his wonderful cumulative sentences. Gass writes: Of the colors, blue and green have the greatest emotional range.
Sad reds and melancholy yellows are difficult to turn up. On Being Blue is a book about everything blue—sex and sleaze and sadness, among other things—and about everything else. On being blue is the subject of this philosophical inquiry by William Gass, but I read it primarily because of his wonderful cumulative sentences. Blue noses, blue laws, blue devils, blueblood; Gass begins by producing wonder, and we say: / didn't know the word 'blue' could be used in so many different ways. Like “A flashlight held against the skin might just as well be off.
On Being Blue is a book about everything blue—sex and sleaze and sadness, among other things—and about everything else. Gass writes: Of the colors, blue and green have the greatest emotional range. . (There is a subtitle – A Philosophical Inquiry – but more of that below.) .