Don't think we're ever going to see another Ronald Firbank revival, though.
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I have never been able to: 1) figure out what exactly the French were protesting in '68 2) follow a Firbank plot. Beyond me.
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Firbank is not about plot but following the tracery of his sentences can be daunting itself. At his best, though, resplendent.
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I appreciate the myth (postcards, Sitwell stories, influence on Waugh), but, alas, it remains elusive. Unlike Saki or Ivy C-B
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Totally know what you mean. He's too period and artificial now, like Aubrey Beardsley.
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Beardsley is still great! If that's the comparison I need to get Firbanked.
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