I'd like to humbly point out that Hemingway's influence over
the entire hb field has been immense -- indeed, it's hard to
imagine hb literature without him. Like him or not (and many
do not, often because they disapprove of his life) I think he
has to be respected as one of the few giants of 20th Century
literature. (Whatever one thinks of his personal philosophy
-- and it can be justly criticized -- I think it's unfair to
call it "superficial").
Although I admire and respect Conrad, he has always struck me
as essentially a transitional figure between the 19th and
20th centuries. I do not think he has been particularly
influential in American fiction.
--- Etienne Borgers <
freeweb@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> Hem is a mockery in that sector, trying to
live
> artificially what he wrote about.
> Somebody here say he's superficial... and I
agree.
> But Hem has a merit and influence: his trimming
of
> style and phrases, are probably more
influential
> than
> his "philosophy of action" he puts in the novels
.
>
> By its modernity Conrad was certainly influential
on
> many writers of the 20th century, and is
certainly
> also one of the missing links that could
make
> something like Noir novels possible (I don't try
to
> tell you,however, that he was at the origin of
Noir-
> even if one of his major character's name was
Marlow
> -Youth and Darkness)
>
> A last word about "..Darkness..".
> It's not Apocalypse Now (Coppola) that will
render
> justice to Conrad- this is on my book as one of
the
> most unjustified inflation of a mediocre film
(some
> good shots here and there)of modern cinema. I'm
even
> thinking that Coppola (with all his
craftsmanship)
> is
> an inflated author- the Godfather things are
just
> good
> for a general audience thinking its a kind
of
> Italian
> version of 'Dallas'.
>
Well, each his own. Personally, APOCALYPSE NOW is the only
Coppola film I can stomach. I also think it is, for the most
part, a true evocation of the spirit of Conrad's book.
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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