@HeerJeet @pomeranian99 I remember being furious at the bit about young people's supposed lack of romance. (I was furious a lot circa 1987.)
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Replying to @emilynussbaum
@emilynussbaum@HeerJeet@pomeranian99 I read in 2001, age 19, at the height of a long love affair. I was like "what are you on, old man"2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@pomeranian99 Exactly. It's the same way I feel about Franzen's speech to graduates, that they needed to learn to feeeel.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @emilynussbaum
@emilynussbaum @fortyfs@heerjeet There is always someone telling young grads they're doin' it wrong.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @pomeranian99
@pomeranian99@emilynussbaum@HeerJeet to me it parallels every generation of young people thinking it invented sex.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@fortyfs
@emilynussbaum@heerjeet Yes, that's the precise inverse.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @pomeranian99
@pomeranian99 @fortyfs@emilynussbaum It was very strange though that Bloom made that argument since he had much younger lovers.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@heerjeet @fortyfs@emilynussbaum Aha, didn't know that. Alas, not surprising; it was a … trend, for scholars of his generation/stature.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @pomeranian99
@pomeranian99 @fortyfs@emilynussbaum Subtext of Closing was Bloom's unease over 1) end of closet 2) new taboo on sex with students.1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@heerjeet @fortyfs@emilynussbaum Interesting. I now actively plan to reread it.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@pomeranian99 @fortyfs @emilynussbaum I have a whole song and dance about Bloom and the closet https://sanseverything.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/the-end-of-the-closet-the-end-of-the-classics/ …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@pomeranian99 @fortyfs@emilynussbaum Closing's Stuff on young folk is useless. The intellectual history stuff is fascinating, imo1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @OsitaNwanevu
@ositanwanevu@heerjeet @fortyfs@emilynussbaum I remember enjoying his survey material in the book, yes.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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