tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post5010615062277390867..comments2024-03-28T10:20:44.291-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: A Very English Voice (Lord David Cecil)John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-45295629943329107912015-10-20T20:28:08.140-07:002015-10-20T20:28:08.140-07:00I don't have any trouble, listening to this re...I don't have any trouble, listening to this recording of Cecil, imagining him as being caricatured in the way Amis describes. The way Cecil rushes through words, and his unclear enunciation, give that impression.<br /><br />Cecil based his critical works on the assumption that the purpose of reading literature is to enjoy it. That's why his writings on the topic are general appreciations rather than analyses (see his essay "The Fine Art of Reading").David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.com