Comments on: My Introduction to the Reissue of Mervyn Peake’s “Titus Alone” http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/ Science Fiction Novelist, Blogger, Web Programmer Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:49:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: David Louis Edelman http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-4590 David Louis Edelman Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:37:26 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/#comment-4590 Matthew: Keep in mind that I'm just repeating the common wisdom about Peake and <em>Titus Alone</em>. (See, for instance, just about every review of the book written on the web.) I certainly think it's a valid question, considering how different this book is from its predecessors. But I agree with you, there's no need to think in terms of either-or. Peake was having mental challenges, <em>and</em> this book deliberately reflects that. Matthew: Keep in mind that I’m just repeating the common wisdom about Peake and Titus Alone. (See, for instance, just about every review of the book written on the web.) I certainly think it’s a valid question, considering how different this book is from its predecessors. But I agree with you, there’s no need to think in terms of either-or. Peake was having mental challenges, and this book deliberately reflects that.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-4589 Matthew Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:03:50 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/#comment-4589 Even if the volume was unintentionally influenced by his illness, it's overly rude and probably medically false to dismiss it as madness. So these two opposing theories (intentional - declining capabilities) actually don't need to stand in such stark tension, but can both be a relaxed ground for discussion. But since Sebation Peake uttered his praise to this introduction, it's pretty clear now that Titus Alone can be considered a piece of art with a very deliberate vision. Even if the volume was unintentionally influenced by his illness, it’s overly rude and probably medically false to dismiss it as madness. So these two opposing theories (intentional – declining capabilities) actually don’t need to stand in such stark tension, but can both be a relaxed ground for discussion. But since Sebation Peake uttered his praise to this introduction, it’s pretty clear now that Titus Alone can be considered a piece of art with a very deliberate vision.

]]> By: alexander http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-4126 alexander Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:26:39 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/#comment-4126 For no better reason than that people rarely bother with this kind of thing, I thought I'd write and tell you how very much I enjoyed reading both your original post on, and this intro to, Titus Alone. It's a great work from a great mind and has long deserved better than the usual dismissal: 'Peake was going mad and fell on the third book'. Thank you. There. And it didn't even hurt! :) For no better reason than that people rarely bother with this kind of thing, I thought I’d write and tell you how very much I enjoyed reading both your original post on, and this intro to, Titus Alone. It’s a great work from a great mind and has long deserved better than the usual dismissal: ‘Peake was going mad and fell on the third book’.

Thank you.

There. And it didn’t even hurt! :)

]]> By: arne keller http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-3826 arne keller Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:35:40 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/#comment-3826 Dear David, many thanks for your fascinating assessment of 'Titus Alone'. All the best, Arne Keller Dear David,

many thanks for your fascinating assessment of ‘Titus Alone’.

All the best,

Arne Keller

]]> By: gertrude flint http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 gertrude flint Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:25:40 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/#comment-1954 beautiful preface for titus alone... i've just finished reading the titus trilogy-again- it never ceases to stun. am currently writing my thesis on peake, and am very interested in a theme you discuss- the grasp on reality that peake himself was tragically losing and what relation (if any) it had on the third- and most bizare i think- of the novels. interesting stuff. beautiful preface for titus alone… i’ve just finished reading the titus trilogy-again- it never ceases to stun. am currently writing my thesis on peake, and am very interested in a theme you discuss- the grasp on reality that peake himself was tragically losing and what relation (if any) it had on the third- and most bizare i think- of the novels. interesting stuff.

]]> By: Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » BBC Peakes? http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1824 Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » BBC Peakes? Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:51:04 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/fantasy/titus-alone-introduction/#comment-1824 [...] review reminds me that there are a lot of interesting things that can be said about Titus Alone. Here’s David Louis Edelman doing just that. However, I can’t help but note that Lang doesn’t go into much detail, but rather [...] [...] review reminds me that there are a lot of interesting things that can be said about Titus Alone. Here’s David Louis Edelman doing just that. However, I can’t help but note that Lang doesn’t go into much detail, but rather [...]

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